Presbyter Matías Maestro Cemetery (), formerly the General Cemetery of Lima (), is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

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and

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located in the

Barrios Altos Barrios Altos is a Peruvian neighbourhood that forms the eastern part of Lima District, part of the historic centre of the city. It owes its name to the fact that, topographically, it is higher than the rest of the old part of the City, due to t ...

neighbourhood of

Lima District Lima (), also known as the ''Cercado de Lima'', is a Districts of Peru, district of the Lima Province, eponymous province of Lima, Peru. It is the oldest district of the province and as such, vestiges of the city's Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish ...

, in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. Inaugurated on May 31, 1808, it was the first pantheon in the city since burials were previously held in the city's churches. It was named in honour of its designer, Spanish priest . Its 766

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

s and 92 historical monuments of the most refined architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries keep the remains of several important political, military and literary figures of Peru, as well as the Crypt of Heroes () monument, a mausoleum erected in honor of the heroes of the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...

History

The General Cemetery of Lima was the first civil cemetery in

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. It was initially faced with the opposition of the population that was accustomed to burying their dead in the atrium or under the churches and convents in crypts or catacombs. Its inauguration in 1808 was headed by Viceroy José Fernando de Abascal, under the direction of the Vitorian

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and

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

. Maestro travelled to Peru by the end of the 18th century to start a new business. In 1793, he became a Catholic Priest and since then he dedicated himself to “renewing” the churches and altarpieces with the latest fashion style: Neoclassical. He became General Director of Lima's Charity Society in 1826 and died on January 7, 1835. The cemetery was executed with care, within the guidelines of the new style: symmetry, irradiation of the new barracks, chapels, parks, avenues laid out in an orderly and clear manner. An octagonal chapel was designed for this cemetery, later demolished. Its interior was decorated with murals by José del Pozo, a Sevillian painter who arrived with the

Malaspina expedition The Malaspina Expedition (1789–1794) was a five-year maritime scientific exploration commanded by Alejandro Malaspina and José de Bustamante y Guerra. Although the expedition receives its name from Malaspina, he always insisted on giving Bust ...

who settled in Lima and became a close collaborator of Maestro. In the early hours of Sunday, November 4, 1917,

José Carlos Mariátegui José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (; June 14, 1894 – April 16, 1930) was a Peruvian writer, sociologist, historian, journalist, politician, and Marxist philosopher. A prolific author despite his early death, El Amauta (from Quechua: ham ...

together with other people, among them the dancer Norka Rouskaya, caused a scandal, since Rouskaya danced half-naked on the main avenue between candles and violins in the ''Funeral March'' of

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

Construction

In this place there are many works by the Spanish Damià Campeny and the French

Louis-Ernest Barrias Louis-Ernest Barrias (13 April 1841 – 4 February 1905) was a French sculptor of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Beaux-Arts school. In 1865 Barrias won the Prix de Rome for study at the French Academy in Rome. Barrias was involved in the decor ...

, and

Antonin Mercié Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris), was a French Sculpture, sculptor, Medalist, medallist and Painting, painter. Biography Mercié entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, ...

(the latter two worked in the Crypt of Heroes). Also included are the works of the Italians Ulderico Tenderini, Giovanni Battista Cevasco, Pietro Costa and Rinaldo Rinaldi, all well-known in the artistic world of their time. Likewise, it is possible to appreciate works by prominent Peruvian sculptors of the mid-20th century, such as the funeral monument to

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1933) was a high-ranking Peruvian army officer, revolutionary, nationalist and politician who served as the 41st President of Peru, from 1931 to 1933 as well as Interim President of P ...

, by Romano Espinoza; the bronze sculptures of the mausoleum of

Óscar R. Benavides Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea (March 15, 1876 – July 2, 1945) was a Peruvian field marshal, diplomat, and politician who served as the 38th (1914–1915, by coup d'état) and 42nd (1933–1939) President of Peru, with his latter term being ...

, by Luis Agurto; the mausoleum of Eloy G. Ureta, by ; the angel of the funeral monument to Francisco Graña, by

Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4 September 1997) was an Italian architect and designer who achieved international recognition in four distinct areas: architectural theory, drawing and design and also product design. He was one of the leading propone ...

; and the Pastor Fry mausoleum, by Eduardo Gastelú. The sculpture of the cenotaph of

Alfonso Ugarte Alfonso Ugarte (July 13, 1847 – June 7, 1880) was a Peruvian civilian turned military commander during the War of the Pacific, between Peru and Bolivia against Chile. He held the rank of colonel. Early life Ugarte was born in Tarapacá Prov ...

is the work of the Spanish sculptor . Among the works of art that are part of the cemetery are ''El Ángel de la Guarda'' (1947) by the sculptor .

''Cripta de los Héroes''

The Crypt of Heroes () is the cemetery's largest monument, built to commemorate those fallen during the

. The mausoleum's entrance reads "La Nación a sus Defensores en la Guerra de 1879" (Meaning "The Nation, to its Defenders in the War of 1879").

History

It was created by Law on December 3, 1906 and inaugurated on September 8, 1908 during the government of José Pardo y Barreda. The budget was stipulated at Lp. 8,000. The work was executed in stone and marble by the architect Emile Robert with a marked eclectic style and crowned with a marble reproduction of the ''Gloria Victis'', the work of the sculptor

. By Supreme Decree No. 13-GM of October 1, 1953, it was decided to integrate it under the custody of the Center for Historical Military Studies of Peru, as a Patriotic Sanctuary. On July 25, 1986, the monument was expanded to bury the remains of more combatants, adding a second basement. In 2002 restoration work was carried out to return it to its original appearance.

Description

The Crypt of Heroes is a circular mausoleum over 30 metres high, with three levels, one main and two basements. It has a large dome that crowns it, and is surrounded by ornaments and neoclassical columns. Inside it is covered in marble with black veining; stained glass windows were also added. In total, it contains 295 identified remains, 29 of them in sarcophagi and 265 in niches, as well as 2,065 wall plaques with names of combatants or unidentified victims.

Main floor

This level, which is the entrance to the mausoleum, is finely covered in

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

. The sarcophagi of the greatest Peruvian heroes of the war are:

Miguel Grau Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician best known for his actions during the War of the Pacific. He was nicknamed "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind and chivalrous treatment ...

, who died in the

battle of Angamos The Battle of Angamos () was a naval encounter of the War of the Pacific fought between the navies of Chile and Perú at Punta Angamos, on 8 October 1879. The battle was the culminating point of a naval campaign that lasted about five months i ...

on October 8, 1879 aboard the ''Huáscar'' armour-clad monitor, and Colonel

Francisco Bolognesi Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (4 November 1816 – 7 June 1880) was a Peruvian military colonel. He is considered a national hero in Peru and was declared patron of the Army of Peru by the government of Peru on 2 January 1951. Early life and ...

, defender of Arica, who fell in battle on June 7, 1880. In addition, marble plaques with the names of people who supported or participated in the conflict have been installed on the walls.

First basement

In the first basement, which is accessed by a side staircase, remains were buried in 234 niches scattered around the entire contour. In the central part appears the sarcophagus of Mariscal Andrés Avelino Cáceres. There are also five ossuaries which contain remains of anonymous combatants who died during the naval battles in Angamos,

Iquique Iquique () is a port List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the At ...

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. Once claimed by Bolivia follo ...

and

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...

, and those found on the battlefields of

Tarapacá San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, also known simply as Tarapacá, is a town in the region of the same name in Chile. History The town has likely been inhabited since the 12th century, when it formed part of the Inca trail. When Spanish explorer Diego ...

, Tacna and Arica, San Juan and Chorrillos, Miraflores,

Huamachuco Huamachuco (possibly from Quechuan languages, Quechua ''waman'', falcon or variable hawk, and Kulyi language, Kulyi ''chuco'', earth or land, "land of falcons") is a town in northern Peru and capital of the province Sánchez Carrión Province, ...

and .

Second basement

On the last level there are 29 sarcophagi, 16 plaques and 40 white marble niches that contrast with the black marble on the floor and walls. Here lie

and other heroes of the War of the Pacific, as well as the remains of Luis Alberto García Rojas, buried in 2019.

Notable burials

Heads of state

José de la Riva Agüero José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete (3 May 1783 – 21 May 1858) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was the first president of Peru and the second president of North Peru, a constituent country of the Peru ...

(mausoleum) *

José de La Mar José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(mausoleum) *

Agustín Gamarra Agustín Gamarra Messia (27 August 1785 – 18 November 1841) was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 4th and 6th President of Peru. Gamarra was a Mestizo, being of mixed Spanish and Quechua descent. He had a military life s ...

(mausoleum) *

Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente (8 September 1796 – 14 March 1878) was a Peruvian politician who also served in the Peruvian military. He briefly served as President of Peru from June 7 to September 1, 1829. Gutiérrez de la Fuente was born i ...

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Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano, Count of Vistaflorida (July 24, 1777 – November 7, 1850) was a Peruvian politician who briefly served as the President of Peru, Interim President of Peru from June to August 1827. Salazar served as the President of ...

(mausoleum) *

Pedro Pablo Bermúdez Pedro Pablo Bermúdez Pedro Pablo Bermúdez Ascarza (27 June 1793 – 30 March 1852) was a Peruvian politician and a member of the Peruvian military. He briefly served as the Provisional Supreme Ruler of Peru between 4 January and 24 April 1834, ...

* Felipe Santiago Salaverry (mausoleum) *

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico Juan Crisóstomo Torrico Vargas (January 21, 1808, Lima, Peru – March 27, 1875, Paris, France) served as the 16th President of Peru during a brief period in 1842. At age 34, he was Peru's youngest President ever. In 1820, Torrico participated ...

(mausoleum) *

Domingo Elías Domingo Elías Carbajo (July 19, 1805, Ica (city), Ica, Viceroyalty of Peru – July 3, 1867, Lima, Peru) served as President of Peru, Interim President of Peru (Self-proclaimed President) for a brief period between June and August 1844. Biograph ...

Juan Antonio Pezet Juan Antonio Pezet y Rodríguez de la Piedra (11 June 1809 – 24 March 1879) was a Peruvian military officer and politician who served in the positions of Secretary of War, First Vice President and the 16th President of Peru. As President ...

Justo Figuerola Justo Figuerola (1770 in Lambayeque, Peru – 1854 in Lima, Peru) served as the 18th (15 March 1843 – 20 March 1843) and 21st (11 August 1844 – 7 October 1844) President of Peru The president of Peru (), officially the constitutional ...

Manuel Menéndez Manuel Menéndez Gorozabel (1793 – May 2, 1847) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru The president of Peru (), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (), is the head of state and head of ...

* Juan Manuel del Mar * José María Raygada y Gallo *

Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco Iturralde (15 June 1806 – 16 September 1873) was a Peruvian politician and military leader who served as the President of Peru from 1843 to 1844. He was born in Lima, Peru. He led part of the Peruvian forces in the c ...

José Rufino Echenique José Rufino Pompeyo Echenique Benavente (November 16, 1808 – June 16, 1887) served as the 12th President of Peru from 1851 to 1855. He participated in the Peruvian War of Independence and the Peruvian Civil Wars of 1834 and 1843–44. Eche ...

* José Balta y Montero * Miguel de San Román (mausoleum) *

Manuel Pardo y Lavalle Manuel Justo Pardo y Lavalle (9 August 1834 – 16 November 1878) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 20th President of Peru. He was the first civilian President in Peru's history. Biography Born into an aristocratic family of Lima, Per ...

(mausoleum) *

Mariano Ignacio Prado Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (18 December 1825 – 5 May 1901) was a Peruvian army general who served as the 17th (1865 - 1868) and 21st (1876 - 1879) President of Peru. Biography Born in Huánuco on 18 December 1825, he studied in Huánuco and ...

(mausoleum) *

Nicolás de Piérola José Nicolás Baltasar Fernández de Piérola y Villena (known as "''El Califa''" ("The Caliph"); January 5, 1839 – June 23, 1913) was a Peruvian politician and Minister of Finance of Peru, Minister of Finance who served as the 23rd (1879 ...

(mausoleum) *

Lizardo Montero Juan Lizardo Montero Flores (May 27, 1832 – February 2, 1905) was a Peruvian military officer and politician who held the provisional Presidency of Peru from 1881 to 1883, replacing President Francisco García Calderón, during the Chilean occ ...

(Crypt of Heroes) * Miguel Iglesias (Crypt of Heroes) * Remigio Morales Bermúdez (Crypt of Heroes) *

Justiniano Borgoño Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (5 September 1836 – 27 January 1921) was a Peruvian brigadier general and politician who served as the 29th President of Peru, an office he held for four months in 1894. The son of a brigadier general in the Pe ...

(Crypt of Heroes) * Andrés Avelino Cáceres (Crypt of Heroes) *

Manuel Candamo Manuel González de Candamo e Iriarte (July 14, 1841 – May 7, 1904) served as the 33rd President of Peru from 1903 until his death in 1904. He also served as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Government Junta ...

(mausoleum) * José Pardo y Barreda *

Guillermo Billinghurst Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst Angulo (27 July 1851, Arica – 28 June 1915, Iquique) was a Peruvian politician of English descent who served as the 37th President of Peru. He succeeded Augusto B. Leguía, from 1912 to 1914. An Anglo-Peruvia ...

(mausoleum) * Augusto B. Leguía (mausoleum) *

(mausoleum) *

Manuel Prado Ugarteche Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (21 April 1889 – 15 August 1967) was a Peruvian politician and banker who served twice as president of Peru. Son of former President Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd ...

(mausoleum) *

Ricardo Pérez Godoy Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy (9 June 1905 – 26 July 1982) was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962, headed a military junta until March 1963 and served as the 47th President of Peru (1st President of the Militar ...

Politicians

* Antonia Moreno Leyva (first lady) * Victoria Tristán (first lady) *

Vicente Rocafuerte Vicente Rocafuerte y Bejarano (1 May 1783 – 16 May 1847) was an influential figure in Ecuadorian politics and List of heads of state of Ecuador, President of Ecuador from 10 September 1834 to 31 January 1839. He was born into an Aristocracy ...

* * Edgardo Seoane * Victor Larco Herrera * Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue * Anita Fernandini de Naranjo * * Pío de Tristán * Javier Diez Canseco * Luis A. Flores * José Gálvez Egúsquiza

Academics

* José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma *

Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán y Ureta (August 22, 1821 - December 31, 1886), Peruvian historian and geographer, was born in Arequipa, Peru. He was Minister of Justice and Instruction and Minister of Foreign Relations. Education and early career Pa ...

* Antonio Raimondi (mausoleum) * Daniel Alcides Carrión * Cayetano Heredia *

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra ( , ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime min ...

Military

(mausoleum) * Eloy G. Ureta (mausoleum) * * * Manuel Bonilla Elhart

Artists and sportsmen

* Felipe Pardo y Aliaga (writer) * (writer) *

Manuel González Prada Jose Manuel de los Reyes González de Prada y Ulloa (Lima, 5 January 1844 – Lima, 22 July 1918) was a Peruvian politician and anarchist, literary critic and director of the National Library of Peru. The first writer to criticize the oli ...

(writer) *

Ricardo Palma Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (February 7, 1833 – October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the '' Tradiciones peruanas''. Biography According to the official account, Manuel Ricardo Pa ...

(writer) *

Ricardo Rossel Ricardo Rossel Sirot (12 May 1841 – 6 December 1909) was a Peruvian author, poet, politician, scholar, and entrepreneur. He was the founder of the ''Club Literario de Lima''. Biography Ricardo Rossel was born in Lima to the French immigran ...

(writer) * Abraham Valdelomar (writer) *

(writer) * José Santos Chocano (writer) * María Wiesse (writer) * Ciro Alegría (writer) *

José María Eguren José María Eguren Rodríguez (July 7, 1874, Lima – April 19, 1942, Lima) was a Peruvian writer. Although principally known for his poetry, Eguren was also a journalist, painter, photographer and an inventor. Very much a post-modernist writ ...

(writer) *

César Moro César Moro (August 31, 1903 – January 10, 1956) is the pseudonym of Alfredo Quíspez-Asín Mas, a Peruvian poet and painter. Most of his poetic works are written in French; he was the only Latin American poet included in the 1920s and '30s ...

(writer) *

Francisco Laso José Francisco Domingo Laso de la Vega y de los Ríos (8 May 1823, Tacna - 14 May 1869, San Mateo District, Huarochirí, San Mateo District) was a Peruvian painter and politician. During his lifetime he was mostly known for his portraits, but is ...

(painter) *

José Sabogal José Sabogal (March 19, 1888, in Cajabamba – December 15, 1956, in Lima) was a Peruvian painter, muralist, and educator. He was "the most renowned early supporter" and thus a leader in the artistic indigenist movement of his country. As Danie ...

(painter) * (painter) *

Felipe Pinglo Alva Felipe Pinglo Alva (July 18, 1899 - May 13, 1936), known as the father of Peruvian Musica criolla and nicknamed the "Immortal Bard" or ("Bardo Inmortal" in Spanish), was an influential and prolific poet and songwriter best known for his often cove ...

(composer) * (composer) * Rosa Merino (singer) *

Micaela Villegas Maria Micaela Villegas Hurtado (28 September 1748 – 16 May 1819), known as ''La Perricholi'', was a Peruvian entertainer and mistress of Manuel de Amat y Junyent, Viceroy of Peru from 1761 to 1776. Their son, Manuel de Amat y Villegas, was ...

(singer) * Alejandro Villanueva (sportsman)

Architects, engineers and businessmen

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Edward Jan Habich Edward Jan Habich () (31 January 1835, Warsaw – 31 October 1909, Lima, Peru) was a Polish engineer and mathematician. In 1876, he founded the National University of Engineering (), a renowned engineering school in Lima, Peru. He was a memb ...

Ernest Malinowski Adam Stanisław Hipolit Ernest Nepomucen Malinowski (5 January 1818 – 2 March 1899; Spanish: ''Adam Estanislao Hipólito Ernesto Nepomuceno Malinowski'') was a Polish civil engineer best known for constructing the world's highest railway at the ...

Henry Meiggs Henry Meiggs (July 7, 1811 – September 30, 1877), known in Chile and Peru as Enrique Meiggs, was an American businessman. Business career Lumber Born on Jul 7, 1811, in Boston, Meiggs came to New York City in 1835 and began a lumber business ...

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In popular culture

For several years at the time of

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, the play ''

Don Juan Tenorio ''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a Play (theatre), play written by José Zorrilla and produced in 1844. It is the most romantic of the two principal Span ...

'' by

José Zorrilla José Zorrilla y Moral () was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate. Biography Zorrilla was born in Valladolid to a magistrate in whom Ferdinand VII placed special confidence. He was educated by the Jesuits at the Real Sem ...

, a classic of literature written in Spanish, has been represented in the Cemetery.

Gallery

Panteón de los Próceres.JPG, El Panteón de los Próceres Paseo-nocturno.jpg, The cemetery at night

References

External links

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Conoce más sobre el cementerio Presbítero Maestro. Puntoedu PUCP, 21.11.2012

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080604164844/http://www.larepublica.com.pe/content/view/223829/592/ 200 años entre los vivos. La República, 31.5.2008
Presbítero Maestro: 200 años de historia. Programa TV Domingo al Día, 30.5.2008

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History

Construction

''Cripta de los Héroes''

History

Description

Main floor

First basement

Second basement

Notable burials

Heads of state

Politicians

Academics

Military

Artists and sportsmen

Architects, engineers and businessmen

In popular culture

Gallery

See also

References

External links