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Central Cemetery of Montevideo

Cemetery in Uruguay

Field	Value
name	Cementerio Central
image	Cementerio Central de Montevideo.jpg
imagesize	280px
caption	Central Cemetery
established	1835
country	Uruguay
location	Av. Gonzalo Ramírez 1302
Montevideo
coordinates
findagraveid	214881

Montevideo

The Central Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio central) of Barrio Sur, Montevideo, is one of the main cemeteries in Uruguay. It also ranks amongst the most popular in the country, given that most famous Uruguayan people are buried there.

It is located in the southern area of the city and it was founded in 1835. The entrance, designed and built up after the Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1852), is the work of the Italian sculptor Bernardo Poncini.

The cemetery was originally placed far away from the city, mainly because of the persistent risk of an epidemic. However, with the fast development and growth of Montevideo throughout the 20th century, the Central Cemetery is now surrounded by the metropolis.

It became quite popular after 1858. It was one of the first cemeteries in the country at a time when burials were still carried out by the Catholic Church. Some works and statues made by José Belloni and José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín can be found in the cemetery.

Notable interments

Among those interred there are:

Eduardo Acevedo
Mario Benedetti
Delmira Agustini
Jorge Batlle
Luis Batlle Berres
José Batlle y Ordóñez
Juan Manuel Blanes
Zelmar Michelini
Luis Alberto de Herrera
Benito Nardone
José Enrique Rodó
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

References

[http://letras-uruguay.espaciolatino.com/michelena/cementerio_central.htm Michelena, Alejandro. ''Cementerio Central. La historia entre lápidas''] {{in lang. es
[https://homo-artis.blogspot.com/2010/07/el-cementerio-central-de-montevideo-un.html ''El Cementerio Central de Montevideo: un tesoro artístico a descubrir''] {{in lang. es
link. (2011-07-15 {{in lang). es
(25 October 2016). "Así despidieron a Jorge Batlle en el Cementerio Central". El Observador.

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