PROVINCE DE MENDOZA
A LITTLE HISTORY

Mendoza is one of the ancient cities of our country. It founded Don Pedro of the Castle on 1561 in the place where today it is the seat of the Original Area.The name of the province, that went in honor to was governor of Chile: Don Garci'a Stolen of Mendoza, pattern and friend of Pedro of the Castle.The Town hall-Jail was constructed, the church and the seat, cradles of the political and religious power in the first passages of the provincial organization.Due to the layout of his first streets, the structure of this city was formed little by little that would be time later the capital of the Province of Whose of the Reyno of Chile.
First inhabitantsThis place of foundation was host of an organized population, hunting and recolectora. Their agricultural activities were done according to a system of irrigation with the use of drains. This system of irrigation had to influence in the layout of Mendoza at the time of its foundation since these water channels were used, in certain cases, of limits in the original layouts. In this province the primitive inhabitants spoke to languages such as millcayac and huarpe. First, which it does not have much difference with puelche, it was spoken from the city of Mendoza to the city of Valdivia (to the south of Chile). Second it was listened to in certain zones of the north of Mendoza.

CULTURE
MÚSICA/DANZA
The folklore in times of the Campaign of the $andes
THE GAUCHITO: THE LIBERATING DANCE

In the investigation of the teacher Alberto Rodriguez fdances iguran net tonadas and folkloric mendocinas, that go back at the beginning of century XIX and are tie directly with the campaign of the Army of the $andes, under the command of general San Martin. This he was very united to the cuyana popular culture in the three years that remained in Mendoza, and there was born The Gauchito, épica dance that still today is conserved.

[[LOS]] BLACKS MUSIQUEROS

The first band of the Army of the $andes was born thanks to the patriotism of a mendocino: Don Rafael Vargas. He was rich and descending of a family it accumulates
it gives. In its property, it counted on a famous band, integrated by twelve black you free of its old dominions. These had been chosen between many by their musical aptitudes. The landowner sent them to Buenos Aires so that they formed like musicians. When they acquired the necessary preparation, they returned to Mendoza, uniformed and with new instruments. Since then, the band of the black became in the social celebrations and religious celebrations indispensable.

LITERATURE

SYNTHESIS OF LITERATURE MENDOCINA FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE PRESENT TIME

The chronicles of priests and conquerors inaugurate writings in Castilian language in Mendoza.
Doña Antonia Monclá and Santander she would initiate mendocina Literature, and is considered the first writer woman of the province.
The political satire, like individual boarding of the reality and the verse, very will be cultivated throughout century XIX. In this century, Literature very is related to the media.
The romanticism constitutes more important cultural movement of century XIX, because it marks beginning of an own Literature and because it affirms the consideration of social Literature like one pedagogía.
The modernist Movement denounces one complex reality in which the artists demand finally a place independent, a characteristic language and an own public. Literature it begins to become independent from the media.
The vanguard enters Mendoza delayed. Use of the metaphor, the free verse, a pick up special of the landscape, that often has Metaphysical reaches, they are the characteristics of this movement.

THE NARRATIVE ORAL: LEGEND MENDOCINAS

1) Legend: “The Firewoods”

Long ago, there was an enchanted forest; it was never winter nor autumn, always summer or spring. People were going to spend the summer and dreamed there about the cold.A day, since there were many trees there, a woodcutter left to cut them for a friend who carved. When he began to cut the firewood, as he was it cutting, this one put yellow, but the woodcutter did not realize until he arrived at his house. Five months later, baptized to the place with the name of “the Yellow Firewoods”. And from that day, 21 of March, he began to be cold and the inhabitants made a celebration.Now that valley is called “the Firewoods”

2) Legend: “The Infiernillo”

Long ago… in the zone of Mendoza it happened something strange, with a family. A day they had two called children Jose and Marcos. One or twice to the year was necessary to go in search of food to the town, that trip delayed long time, since they went in cart.The day arrived in which all the family had to go in search of the food. The most difficult part of the trip was to happen through the Infiernillo, more indeed the dangerous one and so famous bridge, where much people fell and never nothing was known on them. But the family needed to pass it, but she would die of hunger. When happening through the bridge, the cart encountered, the family fell and died all except the father.Father the angry and sad outcry to the emptiness: “so that me you have left left so… “! A devil covered in flames appeared to him suddenly. Very scared it fled running towards the town, and the news were never had more on. It is as well as they call the Infiernillo

SPORT

ADVENTURE DEPORTES

From a calm long walk by a footpath that investigates the steep thing of a mountain, until incredible circuits of overlanding and climbed to the main bulks of the mountain range. The territory of the Province of alternative diverse Mendoza offers to the traveller for the practice of the adventure sports. Rivers, smooth, calm and torrentosos on and off, winding gorges, extensive desert strips, fauna and native flora, and a series of mountainous cords that only extasían with their presence
Deportes de Aventura in Mendoza
* Safaris 4x4, Off Road, Fourtrax* Cavalcades
* Mountain cycling* Deportes and Aquatic Actividades* Scaling andMontañismo* Parapente* It fishes* Rafting* Ski and Snowboard* Mountain table* Trekking

TYPICAL MEALS MENDOCINAS

THE PIADINA. Thus the prettiest place is called where I ate. The name means, in Italian, a typical flat bread of the country. They offered it with several things. I requested the one of chicken. It consisted of 1 pancito doubled with lettuce, tomato, melted cheese and pieces of chicken to the plate. Does not know what rich, simple and healthful!
Typical plate of the frontier gastronomy, the utilliza Chanfaina solely the lamb to which the condimento is only added to him.
The Chanfaina it is a typical plate of the frontier gastronomy and that nothing has to do with “the Xanfaina”, another plate of the Catalan kitchen but of characteristics different, despite today, we will dedicate it from “the chanfaina” and to the way to make it, the plate uses solely lamb to which the condimento is only added to him.
CHARQUI
- A piece of meat without bone of about 2 kilos is chosen.
- It is laminated with the single possible thinnest piece.
- Room with heavy salt or if it is not had, with entrefina salt.
- It is hung to the sun to prudencial height to avoid that the dogs or cats give account of him. The ends that hang separate with a partition to facilitate the ventilation of the markets.
- Stays thus it during 24 hours.
- The extraction of the wire and the press during one hour approximately and extends it with good ventilation. It is necessary to prevent alpapuyo and the night watchman that is who at night is preferable to put it under ceiling.
- It becomes to put to the sun but of the other side so that the baking to the sun is even.
- It becomes to press
- And to the last day it returns to the sun.
Of this form, with three days of exhibition to the wind and the sun and 2 hours of pressed, this dissected meat can last in dry places more than 30 days. When being prepared charqui (or charque) he is preferable to put it in dry places.
On the other hand, the local gastronomy is fundamental at the time of deciding to submerge in this culture: challa, meat to the pot, I inform, dimmed and sopaipillas, accompanied by flavorful fruits and wines by excellent quality, does to the total delight of the visitors.

SCULPTURE AND PAINTING

PAINTER LUIS QUESADA

Technique of mosaic

The mosaic is a decorative art that uses teselas (small fragments ofcrystal, marble, ceramics or stone) to create images or drawings. The adaptations and the variations of subject, material, color and application are infinite that have been explored throughout the time. The elaboration method is he himself who for centuries and, in spite of being a very old art, has been surviving the passage of time and every time becomes more popular.
Data of the artist
Luis Quesada was born in Mendoza in 1923. Artist, intellectual, educational and managing of multiple cultural initiatives, are referring an undisputed one of the visual arts of the region of Whose. Its extensive production is constituted by paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, murals, carpets, furniture, objects and jewels.