Cementerio Central de Montevideo is a cemetery located in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1835 , it is one of the most important cemeteries in Uruguay and constitutes one of its first necropolises . In it is the National Pantheon , where the remains of important Uruguayan personalities are buried.
Summary
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- 1 Geographic location
- 2 History
- 3 important burials
- 4 References
- 5 Sources
Geographic location
It is located behind the Rambla Sur , on Gonzálo Ramírez street , in the Palermo neighborhood . Originally, this cemetery was outside the urban area of Montevideo , to avoid the risk of an epidemic. However, with the growth of the city, it ended up being completely surrounded by the metropolis, a process that culminated in the construction of the Rambla on which its rear walls are erected.
History
It was founded in 1835 under the presidency of Manuel Oribe who entrusted its layout to the architect Carlos Zucchi to replace the old cemetery. The access roundabout was designed by the architect and sculptor from Ticinese Bernardo Poncini [1] .
It was one of the first necropolises in the country, at a time when burials were still practiced by the Catholic Church. In its facilities you can see sculptures and pantheons by renowned artists, such as José Belloni and José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín [2] .
important graves
Numerous leaders and politicians have been buried here:
- Jorge Batlle( 1927 – 2016 ), Colorado lawyer , journalist and politician , President of the Republic [3] .
- Eduardo Acevedo( 1815 – 1863 ), nationalist political jurist .
- Luis Batlle Berres( 1897 – 1964 ), Colorado politician , President of the Republic . [4]
- José Batlle y Ordóñez( 1856 – 1929 ), Colorado politician , President of the Republic . [5]
- Washington Beltrán( 1914 – 2003 ), Lawyer and nationalist politician, President of the National Council of Government [6]
- Amanda Berenguer( 1921 – 2010 ), poetess
- Baltasar Brum( 1883 – 1933 ), Colorado politician, President of the Republic.
- Carlos Cat(1930-2006), Engineer and nationalist politician
- Daniel Díaz Maynard(1933-2007), lawyer and Frente Amplio politician
- Luis Alberto de Herrera(1873-1959), Lawyer and nationalist politician
- Zelmar Michelini(1924-1976), Colorado politician and later a member of the Front
- Benito Nardone(1906-1964), communicator and ruralist politician, President of the National Council of Government
- Jorge Pacheco Areco(1920-1998), Colorado politician, President of the Republic
- Líber Seregni(1916-2004), military man and politician from the Front.
- Gustavo Gallinal(1889-1951), Lawyer, historian, writer and politician of the National Party
Other personalities who have their last resting place here are:
- Mario Benedetti(1920-2009), Uruguayan poet.
- China Zorrilla(1922-2014), Actress.
- Francisco Acuña de Figueroa(1791-1862), poet, author of the lyrics of the National Anthem
- Delmira Agustini(1886-1914), poetess
- Julio Herrera y Reissig(1875-1910), Poet
- Juan Manuel Blanes(1830-1901), Painter
- François Ducasse (fallecido in 1850), padre del Conde de Lautréamont(Isidore Ducasse)
- José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín(1891-1975), sculptor, painter.
- Óscar Gestido(1901-1967), Colorado soldier and politician, President of the Republic
- Martha Gularte(1919-2002), carnival showgirl
- Gerardo Mattos Rodríguez(1897-1948, musician, author of the tango La Cumparsita
- Raúl Montero Bustamante(1881-1958), writer and historian
- Vaimaca Peru, aboriginal chieftain
- Humberto Pittamiglio(1887-1966), Architect
- Bernabé Rivera(1795-1832), military
- José Enrique Rodó(1871-1917), Writer
- Alejo Rossell y Rius(1848-1919) and his wife, Dolores Pereira de Rossell (1852-1915), philanthropists
- Florencio Sánchez(1875-1910), Playwright
- Juan Spikerman(1806-1863), member of the Thirty-Three Orientals
- Rodolfo Tálice(1899-1999), Physician and scientist
- José Pedro Varela(1845-1879), Educator
- Juan Zorrilla de San Martin(1855-1931), poet
- Mirta Mouliá (1924-2015), philanthropist, member of Uruguayan Lionism, ambassador for peace.
- Eduardo Darnauchans(1953-2007), Musician.
- Enrique Estrázulas(1942 – 2016), Journalist, Writer, Diplomat.
- Jorge Sanguinetti Sáenz(1934-2017), Minister of Transport and Public Works, President of ANCAP
