Central Cemetery of Bogotá ( Spanish: ) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

located in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents. It was opened in 1836 and was declared National Monument in 1984. Some of the sculptors of the mausoleums are Tenerani and Sighinolfi.

Pavilion of the Presidents and First Ladies

The cemetery has been the site of many funerals and burials. The presidents buried in the pavilion of the presidents: Callejon expresidentes

Central wing

Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independ ...

– First constitutional Colombian president *

Miguel Abadía Méndez Miguel Abadía Méndez (June 5, 1867 – May 9, 1947) was the 12th President of Colombia (1926–1930). A Conservative party politician, Abadía was the last president of the period known as the Conservative Hegemony, running unopposed and fo ...

– Former president * Santos Acosta – Former president *

Miguel Antonio Caro Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (November 10, 1845 – August 5, 1909) was a Colombian scholar, poet, journalist, philosopher, orator, philologist, lawyer, and politician. Early life His father, José Eusebio Caro and Mariano Ospina Rodríguez ...

– Former president * Laureano Gómez – Former president *

José Ignacio de Márquez José Ignacio de Márquez Barreto (7 September 1793 – 21 March 1880) was a Colombian statesman, lawyer and professor, who first served as Vice President of the Republic of the New Granada after being sworn in by congress in 1832, and under ...

– Former president *

Rafael Reyes Rafael Reyes Prieto (December 5, 1849 – February 18, 1921) was a Colombian politician and soldier who was the Chief of Staff of the Colombian National Army and President of Colombia (1904–1909).Gobernantes Colombianos, Ignacio Arismendi Posa ...

– Former president * Eustorgio Salgar Moreno - Former president * Eduardo Santos – Former president

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* Santiago Pérez – Former president *

José Vicente Concha José Vicente Concha Ferreira (April 21, 1867 – December 8, 1929) was a Colombian politician who served as President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918. He was also a noted member of the Colombian Conservative Party.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobe ...

- Former president * Alfonso López Pumarejo - Former president *

María Michelsen Lombana 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 ...

- First Lady * Alfonso López Michelsen – Former president * Cecilia Caballero Blanco - First lady * Marco Fidel Suárez – Former president * Carlos Lleras Restrepo - Former president *

Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras (7 October 1916 – 2 March 2004; Cecilia de la Fuente Cortés) ODB She was the first lady of Colombia between 1966 and 1970, for having been married to the president of the time, Carlos Lleras Restrepo. She was c ...

- First lady * Gustavo Rojas – Former president * Virgilio Barco Vargas – Former president * Carolina Isakson - First lady

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Manuel Murillo Toro Manuel Murillo Toro (January 1, 1816–December 26, 1880) was a Colombian statesman who served as President of the United States of Colombia (present day Colombia) on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.A ...

– Former president *

Enrique Olaya Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera (12 November 1880 – 18 February 1937) was a Colombian journalist and politician. He served as President of Colombia from 7 August 1930 until 7 August 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party. Early years ...

– Former president * Misael Pastrana Borrero - Former president * María Cristina Arango - First lady

Notable interments

Soledad Acosta Soledad Acosta Kemble (5 May 1833 – 17 March 1913) was a Colombian writer and journalist. A sophisticated, well-travelled, and social woman, she received a much higher and better rounded education than most women of her time and country, and ...

– Writer and journalist *

Rafael Almansa Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

– Venerated Catholic priest * Gilberto Alzate Avendaño – Former ambassador to Spain *

José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva (27 November 1865 in Bogotá – 23 May 1896 in Bogotá) was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Latin American Modernismo. Life Born to a wealthy and educated Bogotá family, Asunción Silva led a c ...

– poet and writer * Virgilio Barco Vargas – Former president *

– Former president *

- Former president *

José Fernández Madrid José Luis Álvaro Alvino Fernández Madrid (February 19, 1789 – June 28, 1830) was a Neogranadine statesman, physician, scientist and writer, who was President of the interim triumvirate of the United Provinces of New Granada in 1814, and Pre ...

– Scientist, writer and statesman *

Luis Carlos Galán Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (29 September 1943 – 18 August 1989) was a Colombian liberal politician and journalist who ran for the Presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time for the political movement New Liberalism that he fou ...

– Former candidate for presidency *

Julio Garavito Julio Garavito Armero (January 5, 1865 – March 11, 1920) was a Colombian astronomer. Life Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the ''Universida ...

– astronomer * Álvaro Gómez Hurtado – Former candidate for presidency * Laureano Gómez – Former president *

León de Greiff Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler (July 22, 1895 – July 11, 1976), was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as León de Greiff, he often us ...

– poet and Writer *

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera, also spelled as Ximénez and De Quezada, (;1496 16 February 1579) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in northern South America, territories currently known as Colombia. He explored the territory named ...

– Founder of Bogota Cenotaph Jimenez

* Leo Siegfried Kopp – Founder of the Bavaria Beer Company *

Nepomuceno Matallana Buenaventura Nepomuceno Matallana (September 1891 – 24 January 1960) was a Colombian criminal, murderer, and suspected serial killer. He was tried and sentenced to 24 years imprisonment for the 1949 murder of merchant Alfredo Forero Vanegas ...

- serial killer * Alfonso López Michelsen – Former president * Alfonso López Pumarejo - Former President *

Jean Marie Marcelin Gilibert Jean Marie Marcelin Gilibert, also known as Juan Maria Marcelino Gilibert (24 February 1839, in Fustignac, France – 11 September 1923, in Bogotá, Colombia), was a French Commissioner in the French Gendarmerie. He was sent to Colombia as part o ...

– Founder of the National Police of Colombia *

– Former president *

Jaime Pardo Leal Jaime Pardo Leal (March 28, 1941 October 11, 1987) was a Colombian lawyer, union leader, and politician, who ran as candidate of the Patriotic Union party for the presidency of Colombia in the 1986 elections, and was later assassinated. Biog ...

– Former candidate for presidency *

– First constitutional Colombian president * Santiago Pérez – Former president *

Carlos Pizarro Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

– Former candidate for presidency *

Rafael Pombo José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo (November 7, 1833 – May 5, 1912) was a Colombian poet born in Bogotá. Trained as a mathematician and an engineer in a military school, Rafael Pombo served in the army and he traveled to the United States of Ame ...

– poet and writer * Hena Rodríguez - sculptor * Gustavo Rojas – Former president * Eustorgio Salgar Moreno - Former president * Eduardo Santos – Former president *

Oreste Sindici Oreste Sindici (May 31, 1828 – January 12, 1904) was an Italian-born Colombian musician and composer. He composed the music for the Colombian national anthem in 1887. He was born in Ceccano (Province of Frosinone) and studied in the Accademia ...

– Composer of the National Anthem of Colombia * Marco Fidel Suárez – Former president * Rafael Uribe Uribe – Politician and statesman

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Pavilion of the Presidents and First Ladies

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Notable interments

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