The Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez, also known as Cementerio Viejo, was constructed in 1876 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was designed by the municipal architect Félix Vidal d’Ors following the master plan for the city from 1804. The outskirts of the cemetery are defined by brick walls and niches, the area is divided by two streets that intersect. Following an 1872 law the cemetery provided separated areas intended for non-Catholics and for the poor, located in the east. It was listed on the

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in 1988. The listing includes two

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, one contributing site, and five other contributing structures. It is one of the most elegant and carefully designed cemeteries on the island.

Notable interments

* Tulio Larrínaga, former

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico The resident commissioner of Puerto Rico () is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years, the only member of the House of Representatives ...

from 1905 – 1911 *

Alicia Moreda Alicia Moreda Tuya (November 1, 1912 – June 13, 1983), was a soap opera actress, comedian, and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. Early years Moreda was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, one of three children born to Alberto Moreda ...

, actress/comedian *

Juan Mari Bras ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

, founder of the Movimiento Pro Independencia and the modern Puerto Rican Socialist Party *

María Luisa Arcelay María Luisa Arcelay (December 23, 1898 – October 17, 1981), was an educator, businesswoman and politician. In November 1932, she became the first woman in Puerto Rico to be elected to a government legislative body, when she was elected to repr ...

, educator, businesswoman and politician *

Mon Rivera Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally nicknamed Rate, later referred to as "Don Mon", or Mon T ...

musician * Juancho Bascarán, mayor of Las Marias, fought in the Spanish–American War * Mariano Riera Palmer, mayor of Mayaguez * Pedro Juan Rúa Rullán, influential author and college professor and grandson of former Mayagüez mayor Juan Rullán Rivera

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cementerio Municipal de Mayaguez 1876 establishments in Puerto Rico National Register of Historic Places in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Neoclassical architecture in Puerto Rico