El Balcon de los Arcaya

El Balcón de los Arcaya (Arcaya's House), Zamora Street

Built by Francisco de la Colina, el balcón de Los Arcaya takes its name from the Arcaya Family who bought it some time in the middle of the last century. Today, the Balcón de los Arcaya is the Museo de Cerámica y Loza Popular, an interesting museum funded by the archaeologist J.M. Cruxent.

Photo: Edgloris Elena Marys

It is interesting to punctualize that in the back yard of this House, there is Cují (mezquite tree) of the same specie of the Cruz de San Clemente is made from. It is believed that this Cují is around 260 years old.

Brief Biography of the Dr. Pedro Manuel Arcaya Madriz (1874-1958)

Jurist, Politician and Historian, the Doctor Pedro Manuel Arcaya acted as President of the Municipal town council of Coro during the years of 1896-1904. in the period of 1909-1913 he was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Justice and during the years of 1914-1917 1924-1927 lent their services like Minister of the Interior. It was National Senator (1918-1922) and Ambassador through the United States in two occasions (1922-1924 1930-1936).
It was member of the National Academy of History (1910) and it was elect their Director in the periods of 1927-1930 1943-1945. It was member also of the Academy of Political and Social Studies, ,and in 1917 was member of the Venezuelan Academy of the Language.
Published works include: Venezuela and their Current Regime (1935) and The Regime of Gómez in Venezuela (1936).

Source: Historical Dictionary of Venezuela, Rudolph and Rudolph