The Cementerio de San Justo, also known as Sacramental de San Justo, located in Madrid, Spain, is a cemetery near the Cementerio de San Isidro, which was originally called San Pedro and San Andrés. It is located between the Paseo de la Ermita del Santo and the Vía Carpetana, in the

Carabanchel Carabanchel is a district of Madrid, Spain. It lies on the southern (right) bank of the Manzanares, spanning southward down to the M-40 ring road. The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Abrantes, Comillas, Opañel, Puerta Bonita, San ...

district. Its entrance is at number 70 of the aforementioned promenade of the Ermita del Santo.

History

Its construction, which began in 1846, was completed by the end of August 1847. In 1847, it only had one courtyard—the San Miguel Courtyard, where the chapel is located and on whose altar is the

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of San Miguel from the Franciscan convent of Los Angeles.

Notable burials

This cemetery is the resting place of many famous Spanish people, including artists, journalists, poets, and singers. *

Mariano José de Larra Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro (24 March 1809 – 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th- ...

(1809–1837), Spanish romantic writer and journalist. *

Elena Fortún María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo (17 November 1886 in Madrid – 8 May 1952 in Madrid) was a Spanish author of children's literature who wrote under the pen name Elena Fortún. She became famous for '' Celia ...

(1886–1952), Spanish author of children's literature. *

Ramón Gómez de la Serna Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Puig (3 July 1888 in Madrid – 13 January 1963 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. Ramón Gómez de la Serna was esp ...

(1888–1963), Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. *

Carmen Conde Carmen Conde Abellán (15 August 1907 – 8 January 1996) was a Spanish poet, narrative writer and teacher. In 1931 she founded the first Popular University of Cartagena, along with her husband Antonio Oliver Belmás. She was also the first woma ...

(1907–1996), Spanish poet.

Gallery

ETH-BIB-Madrid_(Friedhof)_aus_300_m_Höhe-Mittelmeerflug_1928-LBS_MH02-05-0065.tif, San Isidro Cemetery (left) and Cemenerio de San Justo (right) circa 1928 SSJ-_Panteón_Campuzano-Querol_(23818748676).jpg, Neogothic style of the Capilla-panteón by the Campuzano-Querol family (ca. 1885), in the San Millán Courtyard Tumba_de_Larra_(San_Justo,_Madrid)_01.jpg, Tomb of

and

in the Cementerio de San Justo

References

Bibliography

* * {{Commons category, San Justo Cemetery, Madrid

External links

San Justo Cemetery website
1847 in Spain Carabanchel Cemeteries in Madrid