The House of Santander is the place where the hero of the Colombian independence Francisco de Paula Santander

Francisco de Paula Santander

Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...

 lived his first 13 years.

It's in the locality of Villa del Rosario

Villa del Rosario

Villa del Rosario is the name of several places:* Villa del Rosario, Córdoba, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, Entre Ríos, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, the former name of present-day Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina* Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia...

 (Cúcuta

Cúcuta

Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...

), in the 6th km of the International Highway to Venezuela.

Now it is a museum that contains many possessions of Santander, including his uniform and swords. The house is in the Park of the Great Colombia, which also contains the Historic church where the Constitution of Cúcuta

Constitution of Cúcuta

The Constitution of Cúcuta, also known as Constitution of the Gran Colombia and Constitution of 1821 was the founding document and constitution of the country of Gran Colombia, unifying the territories of the Viceroyalty of New Granada as part of a federation...

 was written and signed, and the House of the Bagatela

House of the Bagatela

The House of the Bagatela or Government House was where the executive power in 1821. At the time of the Congress this house had two levels that were demolished by Earthquake of Cúcuta....

where the Legislative Power worked. The park is 1 hectare in area.