Cementerio General de Chile
The Cementerio General de Chile in Santiago de Chile , which was founded on December 9, 1821, is now the national cemetery in Chile . Almost all the presidents of Chile rest here, including Salvador Allende, and important artists such as Víctor Jara and Violeta Parra. About two million people are buried in the cemetery on an area of 86 hectares. There is also a memorial to the dead and the victims of the military dictatorship who have been missing to this day on the cemetery grounds.
Graves of famous personalities
- Salvador Allende (1908–1973), President of Chile
- Arturo Alessandri (1868–1950), President of Chile
- Jaime Guzmán (1946–1991), university professor and senator
- Víctor Jara (1932–1973), poet, singer
- Orlando Letelier (1932-1976)
- Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911–1982), President of Chile
- Violeta Parra (1917-1967), singer
- Miguel Enríquez Espinosa (1944–1974), general secretary of the left revolutionary movement
- Eduardo Alquinta (1945–2003), musician, head of the Chilean band Los Jaivas .
- Erich Honecker (1912–1994), General Secretary of the SED, politician
See also
literature
- León León, Marco Antonio: Sepultura sagrada, tumba profana. Los espacios de la muerte en Santiago de Chile, 1883-1932 . DIBAM. Santiago 1997.
Web links
Commons : Cementerio General de Santiago - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the Cementerio General de Santiago (Spanish)
- Los cementerios en el siglo XIX en Memoria Chilena.
- Virtual 360 ° panorama of the Cementerio General
Coordinates: 33 ° 24 ′ 49.6 ″ S , 70 ° 38 ′ 55.5 ″ W.