Panteón Civil de Dolores

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Main entrance to the Panteón Civil de Dolores.

The Panteón Civil de Dolores is a large cemetery in Mexico City . It is located in the Bosque de Chapultepec between sectors 2 and 3 southwest of the center. The first time someone was buried in the cemetery was in 1874. From 1882 it was open to the public.

The Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres , which was built in 1872 on the initiative of the then President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada , is also located on the site .

Coordinates: 19 ° 24 ′ 28 ″  N , 99 ° 12 ′ 23 ″  W.