Cementerio Santa Ifigenia

Main portal of the Santa Ifigenia cemetery

Grave of the widow of Antonio Maceo

Tomb of José Martí

Changing of the guard at the mausoleum of José Martí

Grave of Emilio Bacardi Moreau

The Cementerio Santa Ifigenia is a cemetery in Santiago de Cuba that was inaugurated in 1868. In 1937 the cemetery was declared a national monument of Cuba , this was confirmed by the revolutionary government in 1979.

Countless well-known personalities, members of the Bacardi family and heroes of the Wars of Independence and the Cuban Revolution are buried on it. Many tombs are made of marble or expensive granite and have been used for generations.

The tomb of the national hero José Martí is located in the cemetery . The 24 meter high, white limestone mausoleum was inaugurated in 1951 according to plans by the architect Jaime Benavent .

Selection of the buried personalities

• Emilio Bacardí Moreau
• Fidel Castro
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
• José Martí
• Frank País
• Compay Segundo

See also

• List of burial places of famous people

Web links

Commons : Cementerio Santa Ifigenia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cementerio Santa Ifigenia in the official Cuban online encyclopedia EcuRed (Spanish)
• Margarita Piedra: Más de un siglo de historia: Cementerio de Santa Ifigenia , in: Somos Jóvenes (Spanish)

Coordinates: 20 ° 2 ′ 8 ″  N , 75 ° 50 ′ 21 ″  W.