Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum is one of the oldest cemeteries in Miami, Florida. Woodlawn Park Cemetery–North was established in 1913 by three pioneers in Miami's early history – Thomas O. Wilson, William N. Urmey and Clifton D. Benson. The Woodlawn group of cemeteries grew throughout the years, and funeral homes were added as well. The founders imported rare tropical trees and shrubs to adorn the cemetery, including the first schefflera (umbrella trees) and mahogany trees brought to the United States.

History

Woodlawn Park in 1926 commissioned a noted mausoleum architect, McDonald Lovell, to design a

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...

for the park. The present building covers more than a city block, accented with marble, stained glass, and hand-wrought bronze gates. The cemetery contains 13 British

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of World War II, comprising one British and two New Zealand airmen, and ten Royal Navy personnel.CWGC Cemetery Report, details obtained from casualty record
/ref> In 1990, Caballero Funeral Homes (established in 1857 in

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

) joined Woodlawn Park Cemeteries and Funeral Home. In 1993, Rivero Funeral Homes (established in 1946 in Havana, Cuba), the largest funeral home business in Florida, was also acquired and the name changed at that time to Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum. Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum is located at 3260 SW 8th St, Miami FL 33135, on SW 8 Street, between 32 and 33 Avenue.

Notable burials

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y Alberni II (March 8, 1894 – May 31, 1973) was a Cuban politician and the father of Desi Arnaz. Early life He was the son of Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y Alberni (1857–1929), a medical doctor (and grandson of Manuel Ar ...

– youngest mayor of Santiago de Cuba, former Representative of Cuba and father of Desi Arnaz * Sandy Amoros – Professional Baseball player * Manuel Artime – led the Bay of Pigs invasion * William Brickell and his wife, Mary – one of the founders of Miami * Fernando Bujones – Ballet dancer * Pat Cannon – former U.S. Representative *

Max Carey Maximillian George Carnarius (January 11, 1890 – May 30, 1976), known as Max George Carey, was an American professional baseball center fielder and manager. Carey played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1910 through ...

–

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r * Dixie Dunbar – Singer and Actress * Rafael Guas Inclan – former Vice President of Cuba. * Matthew Gribble – Olympic

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. *

Mike de la Hoz Miguel Angel de la Hoz Piloto (October 2, 1938 – May 28, 2023) was a Cuban Major League Baseball infielder. De la Hoz was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before the 1958 season, and played for the Indians from 1960 to ...

– Professional Baseball player *

Doris Hart Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player from who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1951. She was the fourth player, and second woman, to win a Career Grand Slam in ...

–

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r * George Kenney – USA general during World War II *

William C. Lantaff William Courtland Lantaff (July 31, 1913 – January 28, 1970) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Florida. He also served as State court judge in Florida and as a member of the Fl ...

– former U.S. Representative * Gerardo Machado y Morales – former President of Cuba * Jorge Mas Canosa – Cuban-American activist * George Merrick – Founder of Coral Gables and the University of Miami *

José Carlos Millás José Carlos Millás (January 22, 1889 – November 28, 1965) was a Cuban meteorologist. He is known for his research on past Atlantic hurricane seasons, and has been called one of the "fathers of tropical meteorology". Born in Havana, Cuba, Mill ...

- Director del Observatorio Nacional de Cuba *

Kirk Munroe Kirk Munroe (September 15, 1850 – June 16, 1930) was an American writer and conservationist. Biography Born Charles Kirk Munroe in a log cab near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Munroe was the son of Charles and Susan (Hall) Munroe. His youth ...

– American writer *

Mary Barr Munroe Mary Barr Munroe (January 5, 1852 – September 8, 1922) was a Scottish-born American clubwoman and conservationist, based in Miami, Florida. Munroe founded the Coconut Grove Audubon Society and library, and worked for the establishment of a st ...

– clubwoman, conservationist *

Antonio Prío Socarrás Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

– former minister of Cuba * Perrine Palmer Jr -Miami Mayor * Carlos Prío Socarrás – former President of Cuba *

María Dolores "Mary" Tarrero-Serrano María Dolores "Mary" Tarrero-Serrano de Prio (5 October 1924 – 24 September 2010) was the First Lady of Cuba from 1948 to 1952. She was the second wife of Cuban President, Carlos Prio, who was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista in the 1952 C ...

– former First Lady of Cuba, wife of Carlos Prío Socarrás *

Francisco Prío Socarrás Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

– former Senator of Cuba *

Maria Regla Prío Socarrás Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

– former Representative of Cuba *

Antonio Prohias Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

– cartoonist who created the comic strip Spy vs. Spy for MAD Magazine *

Manolo Reyes Manolo de Jesus Reyes Xiques JD (July 29, 1924 – January 3, 2008) was a Cuban-American Spanish-language television news broadcaster in Miami, Florida. Reyes became a television news pioneer in the 1960s when he began one of South Florida's firs ...

– pioneering

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broadcaster * Ramon Santamaria – Grammy Hall of Famer * Hope Portocarrero – former First Lady of Nicaragua * Anastasio Somoza García – former

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* Luis Somoza Debayle – former

* Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938), Count of

Covadonga Covadonga ( Asturian: ''Cuadonga'', from ''cova domnica'' "Cave of Our Lady"Juan Gil Fernández, José L. Moralejo, Juan Ignacio Ruiz de la Peña, ''Crónicas asturianas'', Universidad de Oviedo, 1985, p. 203.) is one of 11 parishes in Cang ...

, entombed there from (1938–1985) * James Mark Wilcox – former U.S Representative

References

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