Necrópolis de San Carlos Borromeo

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The Necrópolis de San Carlos Borromeo , also called Cementerio de San Carlos Borromeo or simply Cementerio San Carlos , is a cemetery in the city of Matanzas , Cuba . It was inaugurated on September 2, 1872 and covers an area of ​​approximately 13.5 hectares. In the local museum, Palacio de Junco, the mummified body of Josefa Petronila Margarita Ponce de León (1815–1872), which was found in this cemetery, is on display.

San Carlos is one of the most important cemeteries in Cuba both in terms of its architecture and the personalities who are buried there.

Personalities

The following famous people are buried in the Necrópolis de San Carlos Borromeo cemetery:

  • Bonifacio Byrne (1861–1936), poet and composer
  • Joseph Marion Hernández (1793–1857), US Congressman, buried in the crypt of the Junco family
  • José Jacinto Milanés (1814–1863), writer
  • Fernando Heydrich  (1827–1903), German businessman, engineer and builder of the Matanzas aquaduct
  • Alfredo Nicasio Heydrich Martinez (1862–1933), first producer of sisal on the island
  • Miguel Faílde (1852–1921), musician and dancer of the Danzón 
  • Antonio Guiteras (1906–1935) doctor and revolutionary

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Galerías de la Necrópolis San Carlos. Las "Catacumbas de Matanzas". Retrieved October 19, 2017 .
  2. ↑ El cementerio San Carlos Borromeo, Matanzas . In: Españoles de Cuba . March 19, 2017 ( eldiariodelamarina.com [accessed October 19, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Cuba | Juventud Matancera. Retrieved December 30, 2017 (European Spanish).
  4. ↑ Fernando Heydrich (1827-1903) - Find A Grave ... Accessed December 31, 2017 .
  5. ^ Antonio Santamaría García: Economía y colonia: la economía cubana y la relación con España (1765-1902) . Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press, 2004, ISBN 978-84-00-09008-1 ( google.es [accessed December 31, 2017]).
  6. ^ Walter Lippmann: http://www.walterlippmann.com/docs181.html. 2005, accessed December 31, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Dr Antonio Guiteras (1906-1935) - Find A Grave ... Retrieved December 31, 2017 .

Coordinates: 23 ° 2 ′ 2.6 ″  N , 81 ° 36 ′ 11.2 ″  W.