La Pastora is one of the 22 parishes in the Libertador Municipality. It is very big and it's across Baralt Av from where we live.

The main attractions of this parish, which exist since the 17th Century, are the places related to Doctor José Gregorio Hernández, the most famous doctor in Venezuelan history, the doctor most people consider a saint.

My wife learned about a museum that is located near a bakery stores we usually visit (San Andrés corner), so we decided to pay that place a visit. Since @manujune was diagnosed and started treatment, the image of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández has played a very important role in her daily life.

We did not tell her where we we're going and she was gladly surprised.

The place has been beautifully renovated and is curated by some nice young girls. They provided us with very interesting anecdotes and facts about the houses and the doctor's life and death.

Even though only the foundations and pieces of flor and walls of the original house where the doctor lived (which belonged to his sister) remain, they Made a great job recreating the colonial spaces and furniture of 19th century Caracas.

One wall is dedicated to tokens of appreciation people leave or petitions for themselves or loved ones. There are written testimonies of miraculous healings.

There is also plenty of art inspired by the image of this doctor.

Mostly paintings, but also sculptures.

There are also old artifacts, although we were told very few actually belonged to the doctor.

There was something interesting in every room.

It may take a couple of hours to enjoy everything they have available.

The museum is closed only on Mondays. It is free to the public and opens from 9 AM to 4 pm.

After that, we decided to go to the actual place where the doctor was hit by the car that caused his death.

Two blocks up the street we got to Amadores corner. There are a couple of slabs that tell about the tragic incidente on one corner and across the street there is another "memorial."

Ironically, Hernández did not die from the car's impact. According to the guides at the museum, he fell down and hit his head against the sidewalk. He was taken to the Vargas hospital (did not get much care there), and later died at his friend's (Luis Razetti, another famous Venezuelan phisician).

I also found ironic that the massive devotion to this doctor has not been enough to make this importante place be better maintained. The whole area looks dirty and poorly kept, especially the infamous córners, where you can find homeless people sleeping.

After that, we were curious about the big church we saw from the avenue and walked there.
On the way to La Divina Pastora, we ran into an ancient bridge, which, like most historic sites here could be better preserved. It was the Charles III Bridge.