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The Curse of the mummies

In an entry I posted it time, told the strange events that had occurred at the Museum of Natural Science by Aboriginal bodies were in the building platense forest. Now I will tell other stories too mysterious, having to do with the Egyptian mummies found there .

The first occurred in the 1920's. In those days there was a lot d and the curse of Tutankhamun (famous Egyptian mummy discovered in 1922), then museum director, Luis Maria Torres, given permission to open the sarcophagus and to study the aging of mummies but became ill and had to resign . The position was taken by Augustus C. Scala, who was a botanist but lso t inquired about the mummies; but unfortunately died some time after a heart . strangely ill also two people who had participated in the opening of the sarcophagus : Gaggero and John Coñoel, but worse was the fate of U.S. employee not cleaning the museum, who died shortly .

The city museum or , Roque Diaz, also tells other strange events that happened and that are attributed to some indigenous mummies from Chile: " The carefully we get to see the outfit. Employees are sticking to the laboratory and do not dare to enter. It was a superstition. Coincidentally at that time, a January 1, 1970, I went on vacation. Within a fortnight, I had a terrible car accident and left me for dead. In those days, another guy who worked in the Administration was on the bike and also had an accident and were not the only " .

strange things also occurred in the 1980's with Egyptian mummies, and again the Roque Díaz recounts: " 30 years ago came the famous Dr. Gonzalez Toledo, who brought a very modern tomograph the Argentine Sanitarium . By then I was young and fond of Egyptology. And he wanted to get scans the mummies. So we had to carry in coffins to the Sanatorium. Came an ambulance and a paramedic lowered the mummies, and the load. was Sunday. " That's how they came to " two large sarcophagi and one boy, who belonged to a child mummy " people began to crowd to see what happened " So I told the doctor: 'Do you want people to leave? I deal with. " And I started to tell people that there was a curse of the mummies and when we wanted to see, and there was nobody . " However, the so-called curse seemed to have affected Roque and orderly they carried the mummies to the basement, " The longer we enter these lifts to fit stretchers. I do not know who pulled the boy, instead of going down we started up with a very rare move and we were locked in a mezzanine. And listen to me shouting 'Roque, Roque .... " Can you imagine?, The mummy in the sarcophagus, the orderly and me in the elevator. The orderly was white as a sheet and I jokingly say, 'Mum started acting' . " Remained trapped in the elevator for almost two hours until rescued by the technicians, who solved the problem " had been blown fuse. Never This happened. Just spent a Sunday and just with the mummy. The person who pulled the pendant might suppose I was nervous and could have pressed the wrong button, but to stand in the mezzanine was weird "[...]" When we finished, we took her out for a corridor along which to draw deceased. We were going to the shelter when they passed two elderly ladies, who were surprised and asked what it was. And what am I going to tell them. How I explained what I was doing an Egyptian mummy in the Argentine Sanitarium. Then I said, 'You know what happens, it was his last wish ...' . "


Photos:
1. Photo of the Egyptian mummies are exhibited in the museum of the forest.
2. Smilodon statues that guard the museum.
3. Argentine hospital in street 56 between 12 and 13.

Sources:
"The 'curse' of the mummies," Diario Hoy, 5/1/2008
"A mummy to the Sanatorium Argentino" Diagonal Journal, 18/11/2010

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The story behind the limes platenses

One of the many names by which known to La Plata, is "City lime trees, as these trees are abundant in the streets and in the flowering season fill the air with their perfume as characteristic. Without But few people know its curious history, which I have in this blog entry.

late nineteenth century was working on reforesting the squares and streets of the city, in imitation of the city of Berlin , where the lime trees umaban perf air. Because of that boat were sent dozens of these trees from Germany to the new capital of the province of Buenos Aires, on a trip that lasted more than a month.

Arriving in La Plata, l rees were in very bad condition, so it was thought that they would be unable to stand. However, it appeared in this story a man who was caring for the gardens of the National Association , who suggested that trees cover the land to recover and it was done.

trees placed between the National College and the Faculty of Engineering, and after spending several weeks underground, it was verified that in m ost had returned to sprout, so thanks Caramba this re, could be used to cover the many green areas of La Plata.

Another curiosity of our lime is that they are of a kind hybrid called "Tilia moltkei " successful in Germany by the naturalist Spaeth in 1880. it has no medicinal property of being , but its benefit is that pollen does not cause allergies free.

Photos:
1. Tilos 7 between 48 and 49.
2. Colegio Nacional "Rafael Hernández"
3. Tilos in the city of Berlin.

Sources:
"The secret of the Lindens platenses" Diario Hoy
"Ciudad de La Plata: Its History", Richard S. Katz

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The myth of the statue in Plaza San Martín

Perhaps the busiest square in La Plata is the Plaza San Martín , and it is there emerged an urban myth that exists in the city for almost 100 years. This myth says that the person of the statue in the center of the square is not really José de San Martín , but it is Bernardo O'Higgins.

The square was formerly called "Plaza de la Primera Junta", but decided to change its name and the April 25, 1914 it opened under the name "Plaza San Martín ", premiering this day a monument to the liberator.

However, little time the statue have been placed there, people began to comment that the face did not resemble that of San Martín, and created a whole story has been told until now . It says that there was an error boarding, q ue statue of St. Martin had to get to La Plata was sent to Chile, while the statue of O'Higgins had to reach to neighboring Chile, came to our city and placed in the Plaza San Martín .

This myth turned out to be false, as the statue in the plaza of La Plata is an identical copy of the one in the French city of Boulogne Sur Mer where San Martin lived his last days. This monument (opened nearly five years before that found in La Plata), was created by sculptor French Allouard Emile Henry (1844-1929) who made the mold about 50 years after death San Martín, based on a daguerreotype liberator in his old age, as well as sketches and testimonies of the time; is why the statue in Plaza San Martín is not like the image that we all have it. This explains the sculptor Eduardo Plata Migo " legend is quite common, but the fact is that so far there is no known document that shows truthfully that it is in the square is General O'Higgins actually "[...]" the f sculpture of St. Martin igures have always been different, especially in equestrian forms. In general, it represents the standard horse, perhaps the fact that the statue La Plata is not the case gave rise to the myth unleashed. If you look or St. Martin? That is relative: we must bear in mind that the sculptors of the time were mostly foreigners who were given the job. And often, of course, did not know perfectly the face of whom were to represent. But no one can ensure that the plaza is not the Argentine liberator. "


Photos:
1. Statue of José de San Martín in the city of La Plata.
2. Statue of José de San Martín in the city of Boulogne Sur Mer.
3. Daguerreotype of San Martín at 70 years of age, which was used by Emile Henry Allouard for his sculpture.
4. Painting by Bernardo O'Higgins.

Sources:
"De 'horns' and liberators", Diario El Dia, 7/10/2001
"A Walk in the streets", Time Magazine, 2/9/2007
"The square of the doubt," John A. Greco
"Myths platenses" Roberto Abrodos

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The first to see the silver from the sky

The city of La Plata had the privilege of being one of the pioneers of aviation in the country thanks to the engineer Antonio Borello .

Borello built in the late , 1909 its first aircraft, named "El Argentino ." He did it in a tent that had lent Joseph Figari, in diagonal triangle 77, Calle 9 and Calle 42. At its completion he was transferred to a track that had been set at 66 and 124 but not to got me up and draft the Argentine could not be realized.

The engineer gave up and later had built another plane, dubbed "The Colorado " which if successful and may even Villa Lugano 9 July 1913.

The May 24, 1914, the Colorado is Estrella against the bridge of the General Belgrano which was moored in the James River Base. The plane was completely destroyed, but is repaired in the workshops of the Naval Base and fly again. Borello

also help to establish by Calle 60 on the road to Berisso , the airfield of the Province of Buenos Aires, where pilot courses were held. This was the first aviation academy in the country, where were trained among others, the official Navy Oitavos Argentina and brothers Jose and Gerardo Artigau, who served in the Air France company .


Photos:
1. Borello one of their planes.
2. Triangle where he built "El Argentino".
3. "El Colorado" crashed into the cruiser General Belgrano.
4. Picture of the plane, "El Colorado".

Sources:
"Fly through the skies of La Plata", Diario Hoy, 4/6/1999
"A fly!", Diario Hoy, 7/12/1999
"Trainers of Naval Aviation", History and Maritime Archaeology
"Antonio Borello" The early birds of aviation, inc.