Cementerio del Buceo is a cemetery in
Montevideo,
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. It was established in 1872.
It is located in the ''barrio'' of
Buceo, near the shores of the
River Plate. Nearby is the
British Cemetery.
Notable burials
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Rafael Barradas
Rafael Pérez Giménez Barradas (4 January 1890 in Montevideo – 12 February 1929 in Montevideo), was an Uruguayan modernist painter and graphic artist who worked in Spain.
Biography
His parents were immigrants from Spain. His older sister, Ca ...
(1890–1929) painter
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Esteban Echeverría
José Esteban Antonio Echeverría (2 September 1805 – 19 January 1851) was an Argentine poet, fiction writer, cultural promoter, and liberal activist who played a significant role in the development of Argentine literature, not only throu ...
(1805–1851) writer, poet and political figure
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Pedro Cubilla (1933–2007) professional football player and coach
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Juan José de Amézaga (1881–1956) President of Uruguay
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Juan Pablo Rebella (1974–2006) motion picture director
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Juan Alberto Schiaffino (1925-2002) footballer
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Luisel Ramos
Luisel Ramos (April 12, 1984 – August 2, 2006) was a Uruguayan model.
Biography
Ramos was born in La Unión, a middle-class neighborhood in Montevideo, the daughter of former footballer Luis Ramos, who played for the Uruguay national te ...
(1984-2006) model
References
External links
Cementerio del Buceo*
{{Cemeteries in Uruguay
Cemeteries in Montevideo
1872 establishments in Uruguay
Buceo