Rotonda De Los Hombres Ilustres (Colombia)
The Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres is a dated named that may refer to: * Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres, Chihuahua City * Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres, the former name of the Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres at Panteón de Dolores, Mexico City * Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres, the former name of the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres (formerly the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres) is a landmark in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Description and history Located at the flanked avenues of Fray Antonio Alcalde, Migu ...

Rotonda De Los Hombres Ilustres, Chihuahua City
Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres (Rotunda of Illustrious Men) is a victory column in Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico. It is there in honor of important men in Chihuahua's history. The landmark is a column with a Winged Victory The ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'', or the ''Nike of Samothrace'', is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beg ... on top. The men buried there are: * Bernardo Revilla 1798-1879 * Gral. Angel Trías 1809-1867 * Cor. Jesus José Casavantes 1809-1884 * Lic. Laureano Muñoz 1815-1883 * José Eligio Muñoz 1819-1891 https://www.chihuahuamexico.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=741&Itemid=1#José Eligio Muñoz * Profr. Jose María Mari 1820-1899 * Cadete Agustín Melgar 1829-1847 * Cor. Joaquín Terrazas 1829-1901 * Cor. Angel Peralta 1830-1876 * Gral. Manuel Ojinaga 1833-1865 * Abraham González 1864-1913 * Gral. ...
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Panteón De Dolores
The Panteón Civil de Dolores is the largest cemetery in Mexico and contains the "Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres" ( en, Rotunda of Illustrious Persons). It is located on Constituyentes Avenue in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, between sections two and three of Chapultepec Park. History The history of the cemetery goes back to 1870 when Juan Manuel Benfield, owner of El Rancho de Coscoacoaco (his wife was Concepción Gayosso y Mugarrieta sister of Eusebio Gayosso) set aside an area of his ranch measuring , called La Tabla de Delores, on which to found a cemetery. In 1875, the cemetery was opened and named El Panteon Civil de Dolores. Juan Manuel Benfield founded the Cemetery in honor of his sister who died in Veracruz shortly after she had arrived from London with their parents. As they were Anglicans, and all cemeteries in Veracruz were consecrated for use only by Roman Catholics, the only suitable burial ground to be had was on the beach. Today the cemetery has about ...
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