title: Casa Nemesio Canales
text: # Casa Nemesio Canales
  
  The Rosario Canales house (Spanish: Casa Rosario Canales) is a museum dedicated to founder and first mayor of Jayuya Rosario Canales in Coabey, in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The museum grounds also contain the El Cemí Museum (Spanish: Museo del Cemí) and views of Los Tres Picachos mountain on the Cordillera Central.
  
  ## Nemesio Canales Museum
  
  The museum (Spanish: Museo Nemesio Canales) is dedicated to the life and work of Puerto Rican writer and politician Nemesio Canales, who also participated in the Grito de Lares revolt in 1868. The museum replicates the original structure and its interiors, and in addition of being dedicated to Nemesio Canales it also has several displays to different members of the Canales family, including Rosario Canales, founder and first mayor of Jayuya. The original house, built in the late 1800s, was deteriorated and destroyed by hurricanes.
  
  ## El Cemí Museum
  
  El Cemí museum (Spanish: Museo del Cemí) is dedicated to the native Taino culture, particularly the zemi and other artifacts found in the area. This museum is housed in a zemi-shaped building located in the grounds of the Canales house. Other displayed items include a carved wooden tongue depressor that was used in ritual vomiting ceremonies. There is also a mural depicting a series of petroglyphs that the Taíno are believed to have created.
  
  