La Recoleta Cemetery

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La Recoleta Cemetery
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Partial view of the cemetery and the Church of Our Lady of Pilar
La Recoleta Cemetery is located in Argentina
La Recoleta Cemetery
Location in Buenos Aires
Details
Established 1822[1]
Location Junín 1760,[2] Buenos Aires
Country Argentina
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Type Public
Size 5.5 hectares (14 acres)[3]
Number of graves 4691 vaults[4]
Find a Grave Cementerio de la Recoleta

La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and a granddaughter of Napoleon. In 2011, the BBC hailed it as one of the world's best cemeteries,[5] and in 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world.[6]

History

The monks of the Order of the Recoletos arrived in this area, then the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in the early eighteenth century. The cemetery is built around their convent and a church, Our Lady of Pilar (Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar), built in 1732. The order was disbanded in 1822, and the garden of the convent was converted into the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires. Inaugurated on 17 November of the same year under the name of Cementerio del Norte (Northern Cemetery),[7] those responsible for its creation were the then-Governor Martin Rodríguez, who would be eventually buried in the cemetery, and government minister Bernardino Rivadavia.[1] The 1822 layout was done by French civil engineer Próspero Catelin, who also designed the current facade of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.[8] The cemetery was last remodeled in 1881, while Torcuato de Alvear was mayor of the city, by the Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo.[9]

Description

Set in 5.5 hectares (14 acres),[3] the site contains 4691 vaults, all above ground, of which 94 have been declared National Historical Monuments by the Argentine government and are protected by the state.[4] The entrance to the cemetery is through neo-classical gates with tall Doric columns.[10] The cemetery contains many elaborate marble mausoleums, decorated with statues, in a wide variety of architectural styles such as Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, and Neo-Gothic,[11] and most materials used between 1880 and 1930 in the construction of tombs were imported from Paris and Milan.[12] The entire cemetery is laid out in sections like city blocks, with wide tree-lined main walkways branching into sidewalks filled with mausoleums.

While many of the mausoleums are in fine shape and well-maintained, others have fallen into disrepair.[13] Several can be found with broken glass and littered with rubbish. Among many memorials are works by notable Argentine sculptors, Lola Mora and Luis Perlotti for instance.[14] The tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak, due to its unusual design, is of special interest.

Notable interments

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Entrance to the cemetery.
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View of the domes.
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Tomb of President Bartolomé Mitre.
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Tomb of President Carlos Pellegrini.
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Tomb of President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.
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Monument to physician, politician, and writer Eduardo Wilde.
File:Eva Peron's tomb, Cementario de la Recoleta, Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28th. Dec. 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg
Tomb of First Lady Eva Perón.
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Tomb of caudillo Facundo Quiroga.
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Tomb of French-born Coronel Federico de Brandsen.
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Tomb of medical doctor and politician of American descent Guillermo Rawson.
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Tomb of President José María Guido.
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Tomb of political theorist and diplomat Juan Bautista Alberdi.
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Tomb of General and Governor Juan Lavalle.
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Tomb of President Julio Argentino Roca.
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Tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak.
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Tomb of professional boxer Luis Ángel Firpo, the first Latin American to challenge for the world heavyweight champion title.
Tomb of Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Luis Federico Leloir.
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Tomb of General Luis María Campos, designed by French sculptor Jules Coutan.[15]
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Tomb of patriot Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson.
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Tomb of General Miguel Estanislao Soler.
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Tomb of President Nicolás Avellaneda, devised by the aforementioned French sculptor Jules Coutan.[14][15]
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Memorial to statesman, diplomat, and journalist José Clemente Paz, created by the aforesaid French sculptor Jules Coutan.[14][15]
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Tomb of President Raúl Alfonsín, taken after a state funeral.
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Tomb of President Roque Sáenz Peña.
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Tomb of Irish-born Admiral and founder of the Argentine Navy William Brown.
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Boy Angel Statue La Recoleta Cemetery 9-7-2011 Buenos Aries Argentina

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See also: Category:Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
Birth Death Personality Notes Ref(s)
1914 1999 Adolfo Bioy Casares 1968.png Adolfo Bioy Casares Fiction writer, journalist, translator, and Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient. [16][17]
1876 1943 Apjusto.jpg Agustín Pedro Justo President of Argentina. [18]
1921 2012 100px Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Businesswoman and philanthropist. [19]
1914 1981 100px Armando Bó Actor, film director, and screenwriter. [16]
1900 1983 Illia banda presidencial.jpg Arturo Umberto Illia President of Argentina. [18][20][21]
1821 1906 BartolomeMitre.jpg Bartolomé Mitre President of Argentina. [18][22][23]
1840 1902 100px Cándido López Soldier, painter, and student of Italian artist Baldassare Verazzi. [24]
1827 1918 100px Carlos Guido y Spano Poet. [25]
1789 1852 100px Carlos María de Alvear Soldier, statesman, and Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. [26]
1846 1906 Retrato de Carlos Pellegrini.jpg Carlos Pellegrini President of Argentina. [18][27]
1878 1959 Carlos Saavedra Lamas.jpg Carlos Saavedra Lamas Academic, politician, and the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient. [16]
1759 1829 100px Cornelio Saavedra President of the First Assembly and military officer. [28][29]
1758 1820 100px Cosme Argerich Military physician. [30]
1800 1875 100px Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield Lawyer, politician, and writer of the Civil Code of Argentina. [29]
1811 1888 Sarmiento (1873).jpg Domingo Faustino Sarmiento President of Argentina. [18][25][31]
1896 1956 100px Eduardo Lonardi President of Argentina. [32]
1903 1982 100px Eduardo Mallea Essayist, cultural critic, writer, and diplomat. [33]
1844 1913 100px Eduardo Wilde Physician, politician, and writer. [34]
1875 1951 Elpidio González.JPG Elpidio González Politician and Vice President of Argentina. [35]
1919 1952 Evita color.jpg Eva Perón First Lady of Argentina and founder of the Eva Perón Foundation. [16][31][36]
1788 1835 100px Facundo Quiroga Caudillo and subject of the book Facundo, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's most prominent work. [37][38][39]
1785 1827 100px Federico de Brandsen French-born Colonel. [40]
1835 1899 100px Federico Lacroze Businessman and railway entrepreneur. [41]
1795 1871 100px Francisco Javier Muñiz Argentine physician, naturalist and politician [16]
1821 1890 100px Guillermo Rawson Physician and politician of American descent. [42]
1852 1933 100px Hipólito Yrigoyen President of Argentina. [18][20][21]
1847 1847 — Isabelle Colonna-Walewski Daughter of Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski and grandchild of Napoleon. [43][44]
1842 1912 100px José Clemente Paz Statesman, diplomat, and journalist. [15][45]
1860 1931 Alcorta.jpg José Figueroa Alcorta President of Argentina. [18]
1834 1886 100px José Hernández Journalist, politician, poet, and creator of Argentina's national epic, the Martín Fierro. [16][46]
1910 1975 100px José María Guido President of Argentina. [18]
1758 1833 Juanjpaso.jpg Juan José Paso Politician and member of the First Assembly, the First Triumvirate, and the Second Triumvirate. [47]
1797 1841 Lavalle.jpg Juan Lavalle General and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. [38][48]
1793 1877 Juan Manuel de Rosas.jpg Juan Manuel de Rosas Brigadier and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Initially buried at Southampton Old Cemetery in the United Kingdom, repatriated in 1989. [22][31][49]
1843 1914 Julio A Roca.jpg Julio Argentino Roca President of Argentina. [18][50]
1841 1896 100px Leandro Nicéforo Alem Politician. [20][21][35]
1874 1938 100px Leopoldo Lugones Writer and journalist. [17]
1831 1913 100px Lucio Victorio Mansilla General, writer, journalist, politician, and diplomat. [25]
1894 1960 100px Luis Ángel Firpo Professional boxer and the first Latin American to challenge for the world heavyweight champion title. [16][46]
1906 1987 Luis Federico Leloir - young.jpg Luis Federico Leloir Biochemist, physician, and the first Spanish-speaking Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate. [16][38][51]
1838 1907 100px Luis María Campos General and founder of the Escuela Superior de Guerra (Superior School of War). [45][52]
1822 1907 100px Luis Sáenz Peña President of Argentina. [18]
1791 1871 Vernet Luis Portrait.jpg Luis Vernet German-born merchant of Huguenot descent and the first Argentine appointed as Governor of Puerto Luis (nowadays the Falkland Islands). [53]
1787 1828 Dorrego a color.jpg Manuel Dorrego Military officer and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Mausoleum designed by Carlo Zucchi. [38]
1835 1906 Foto quintana.jpg Manuel Quintana President of Argentina. [18]
1868 1942 100px Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear President of Argentina. [18]
1887 1970 100px Mariette Lydis Austrian-born painter and illustrator. [33]
1786 1868 100px Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson Patriot. [31][54]
1922 1991 100px Martín Karadagian Actor, professional wrestler, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame inductee. [16]
1851 1905 100px Miguel Cané Writer, lawyer, academic, journalist, and politician. [46]
1754 1833 100px Miguel de Azcuénaga General, politician, and member of the First Assembly. [55]
1783 1849 100px Miguel Estanislao Soler General and politician. [56]
1837 1885 100px Nicolás Avellaneda President of Argentina. [18][22]
1891 1967 Oliverio girondo.jpg Oliverio Girondo Poet. [16][17][57]
1859 1936 100px Pablo Ricchieri Military officer and Minister of War. [58]
1848 1929 100px Paul Groussac French-born writer, literary critic, historian, and librarian. [16]
1903 1970 100px Pedro Eugenio Aramburu President of Argentina. [59]
1927 2009 100px Raúl Alfonsín President of Argentina. [18][20][21]
1926 2016 100px María Lorenza Barreneche First Lady of Argentina. Widow of Raúl Alfonsín. [60][61]
1797 1823 100px Remedios de Escalada Wife of libertador José de San Martín. [31]
1851 1914 100px Roque Sáenz Peña President of Argentina. [18]
1903 1993 100px Silvina Ocampo Poet, translator, and writer. [16]
1802 1869 Valentín Alsina.jpg Valentín Alsina Governor of Buenos Aires Province. [29]
1785 1856 Vicente Lopez 1860.jpg Vicente López y Planes Poet, politician, and creator of the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem. [62]
1890 1979 Victoria Ocampo y Sur.jpg Victoria Ocampo Writer, intellectual, and the first woman admitted to the Argentine Academy of Letters. [16][46]
1840 1919 100px Victorino de la Plaza President of Argentina. [18]
1777 1857 Guillermo Brown, por Henry Herve.jpg William Brown Irish-born Admiral and founder of the Argentine Navy. [63][64]
1856 1902 100px Zenón Rolón Musician and composer. [65]
1920 1999 100px Zully Moreno Actress. [16]

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