Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Central Cemetery of Bogotá (Spanish: ) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents. It was opened in 1836 and was declared National Monument in 1984. Some of the sculptors of the mausoleums are Tenerani and Sighinolfi.
Pavilion of the Presidents and First Ladies
The cemetery has been the site of many funerals and burials. The presidents buried in the pavilion of the presidents:
Central wing
Francisco de Paula Santander – First constitutional Colombian president
Miguel Abadía Méndez – Former president
Santos Acosta – Former president
Miguel Antonio Caro – Former president
Laureano Gómez – Former president
José Ignacio de Márquez – Former president
Rafael Reyes – Former president
Eustorgio Salgar Moreno – Former president
Eduardo Santos – Former president
Right wing
Santiago Pérez – Former president
José Vicente Concha – Former president
Alfonso López Pumarejo – Former president
María Michelsen Lombana – First Lady
Alfonso López Michelsen – Former president
Cecilia Caballero Blanco – First lady
Marco Fidel Suárez – Former president
Carlos Lleras Restrepo – Former president
Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras – First lady
Gustavo Rojas – Former president
Virgilio Barco Vargas – Former president
Carolina Isakson – First lady
Left wing
Manuel Murillo Toro – Former president
Enrique Olaya – Former president
Misael Pastrana Borrero – Former president
María Cristina Arango – First lady
Notable interments
Soledad Acosta – Writer and journalist
Rafael Almansa – Venerated Catholic priest
Gilberto Alzate Avendaño – Former ambassador to Spain
José Asunción Silva – poet and writer
Virgilio Barco Vargas – Former president
Miguel Antonio Caro – Former president
José Vicente Concha – Former president
José Fernández Madrid – Scientist, writer and statesman
Luis Carlos Galán – Former candidate for presidency
Julio Garavito – astronomer
Álvaro Gómez Hurtado – Former candidate for presidency
Laureano Gómez – Former president
León de Greiff – poet and Writer
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada – Founder of Bogota
Leo Siegfried Kopp – Founder of the Bavaria Beer Company
Nepomuceno Matallana – serial killer
Alfonso López Michelsen – Former president
Alfonso López Pumarejo – Former President
Jean Marie Marcelin Gilibert – Founder of the National Police of Colombia
José Ignacio de Márquez – Former president
Manuel Murillo Toro – Former president
Enrique Olaya – Former president
Jaime Pardo Leal – Former candidate for presidency
Francisco de Paula Santander – First constitutional Colombian president
Santiago Pérez – Former president
Carlos Pizarro – Former candidate for presidency
Rafael Pombo – poet and writer
Hena Rodríguez – sculptor
Gustavo Rojas – Former president
Eustorgio Salgar Moreno – Former president
Eduardo Santos – Former president
Oreste Sindici – Composer of the National Anthem of Colombia
Marco Fidel Suárez – Former president
Rafael Uribe Uribe – Politician and statesman
References
Further reading
Calvo Isaza, Oscar Iván (1998), El Cementerio Central: Bogotá, la vida urbana y la muerte. Bogotá: Tercer Milenio Ediciones.
Escovar Wilson-White, Alberto (2003), Guía del Cementerio Central de Bogotá. Bogotá: Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá, Corporación La Candelaria.
External links
Central Cemetery of Bogota photos and information
Central Cemetery of Bogota page
Cemeteries in Colombia
Tourist attractions in Bogotá
Buildings and structures in Bogotá
National Monuments of Colombia