The La Loma Catholic Cemetery (

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: ''Campo Santo de La Loma'') was opened in 1884 and is largely located in

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. A portion of the southern part of the cemetery is located in

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. The La Loma Cemetery is the oldest

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in Manila with an area of slightly less than . It was opened in 1884 and was originally known as ''Cementerio de Binondo'' (

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Cemetery) as the area was then under the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz during the Spanish Colonial Period.

officials warned

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rebels that once they joined the uprising, they can no longer be buried in Catholic cemeteries on the

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ground like La Loma and thus denied of what then was considered a "decent" burial in their time of death. Campo Santo de La Loma is one of the few sites that escaped ruin during

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in the 1945 Battle of Manila where most of the city's collection of architecture was destroyed. That leaves it as a crucial piece of the country's historical heritage of

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. An anti-aircraft mortar launcher can even be seen in the cemetery grounds as well, that still stands today.

Notable burials

Felipe Agoncillo Don Felipe Agoncillo y Encarnación (May 26, 1859 – September 29, 1941) was the Filipino lawyer representative to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), ending the Spanish–American War and achieving him the ...

(1859–1941), leader of junta to

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in 1898, now buried in the Santuario del Santo Cristo Cemetery *

Marcela Agoncillo Doña Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo (née Mariño y Coronel; June 24, 1859 – May 30, 1946) was a Filipina who was the principal seamstress of the first and official flag of the Philippines, gaining her the title of "The Mother of the Philippin ...

(1860–1946), wife of Felipe and creator of the national

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, along with their daughter and Delfina Herbosa in Hong Kong, now buried in the Santuario del Santo Cristo Cemetery * Maria Carpena (1886–1915), Filipina stage actress and soprano singer, also 1st Filipina recording artist. *

Lorenza Agoncillo Lorenza Mariño Agoncillo (September 5, 1890 – September 2, 1972) was the daughter of Don Felipe Agoncillo and Marcela Agoncillo who became the daughter of the principle seamstress of the first and official Philippine flag. Early life Born o ...

(1890–1972), daughter of the principle seamstress of the first and official

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* Carmelino G. Alvendia (1906–1982), a former justice of the Court of Appeals *

Cayetano Arellano Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón (March 2, 1847 – December 23, 1920) was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American Civil Government. Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's go ...

(1847–1920), 1st Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court *

Librada Avelino Librada Avelino (17 January 1873 – 9 November 1934) was a Filipina educator who co-founded the Centro Escolar University. She was the first woman to earn a teaching certificate from the Spanish authorities when she passed her examination in 18 ...

(1873–1934), founder of

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* Brother Hyacinth Gabriel Connon (1911–1978) FSC, onetime president of the

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* Felisa P. Dayrit (1876–1962), a revolutionary nurse *

Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda (20 September 1898 – 6 January 1945) was a Filipino civic leader, social worker, World War II heroine, and suffragette. She is most known for campaigning for women's suffrage and as a founder of the Girl Scouts o ...

(1898–1945), women's rights advocate and founder of the

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; in an unmarked grave."108th Birth Anniversary of Josefa Llanes-Escoda"
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on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2013-11-04 *

Vicente Lava Vicente Gregorio Lava (December 24, 1894 – September 16, 1947)Letter written by Frances Lava (1948). CIA. Index found at http://www.archives.gov/files/iwg/declassified-records/rg-65-fbi/names-index.pdf was a Filipino chemist who supported effort ...

(1894–1947), Communist Leader before and during the

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Victorino Mapa Victorino Montaño Mapa (February 25, 1855 – April 12, 1927) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and later, as the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American colonial Insular ...

(1855–1927), 2nd Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court *

Pablo Ocampo Pablo de Leon Ocampo (born Pablo Ocampo y de León; January 25, 1853 – February 5, 1925) was a Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the Malolos Congress, inaugural holder of the office of Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands ...

(1853–1925),

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to the US Congress * Josephus Stevenot (1888–1943), Founder of the

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(1863–1933), Delegate of Ilocos Sur at the

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(1889); First Filipino President of the University of the Philippines (1915); Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court (1918). *

Jaime C. de Veyra Jaime Carlos Diaz de Veyra (November 4, 1873 – March 7, 1963) was a Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands from 1917 to 1923 and the 1st Governor of Leyte from 1906 to 1907. Early life He was ...

(1873–1963), former

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(1888–1965), 1st Registered Architect of the Philippines, founder of

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* Ricky Belmonte (1947–2001), actor and father of

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. * Maria Lorena Barros (1948–1976), founder of the ''Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Free Movement of New Women)'' (MAKIBAKA) * Kian Loyd delos Santos (2000–2017), a senior high school student fatally shot by police officers conducting an Anti-drug operation in Caloocan. * Pedro Adigue, Jr. (1943–2003), boxer * Augusto Buenaventura (1929–2006), actor and director * Angelo Buenaventura (1927–1996), actor * Domingo Principe (1912–1990), actor * Victor "Banahaw" Sevilla (1912–1975), actor * Dr. Giovanni Calvo (1952–2001), actor and TV host * Arsenia Francisco (1923–1971), actress * Jose T. Padilla, III (1947–1994), actor * Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939), composer and musician

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Notable burials

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