La Recoleta Cemetery () is a national cemetery located on the Avenue Mariscal López, Recoleta, Asunción,

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. It contains the graves of important figures in the country's history, including

presidents of Paraguay The president of Paraguay (), officially known as the president of the Republic of Paraguay (), is the head of the executive branch of the government of Paraguay, serving as both head of state and head of government according to the Constitut ...

. The Cemetery is open to the public and has an area of about 14 hectares.

History

The cemetery is on the site of a Franciscan Recollets convent, nationalised by

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco () (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840), also known as Doctor Francia or to Paraguayans of his time as Karai Guasu (in Guaraní, means "Great Lord"), was a Paraguayan lawyer, politician, stat ...

who had appointed himself head of the Paraguayan Church. Its origin dates from 20 October 1842 the date of its establishment by the government of

Carlos Antonio López Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán (November 4, 1792 – September 10, 1862) was leader of Paraguay from 1841 to 1862. Under his presidency, he undertook a process of economic and political modernization for Paraguay, and ended the isolationist poli ...

and consul

Mariano Roque Alonso Mariano Roque Alonso Romero (16 August 1792 Ybytimí – 7 August 1853) was President of the Provisional Junta of Paraguay from 9 February 1841 to 14 March 1841. On 14 March 1841, he established a government ruling jointly with Carlos Antonio Ló ...

. Its creation was due to the lack of space for the burial of the deceased. Prior to this, remains were buried in churches or in the patios of houses. It was the first general public cemetery in the city and the country.

Notable interments

* Dr Tomás Benjamín Aceval (1845–1900), diplomat * Luis María Argaña (1932–1999), Vice President of Paraguay *

Augusto Roa Bastos Augusto Roa Bastos (13 June 1917 – 26 April 2005) was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, screenwriter and professor. ...

(1917–2005), author * (1963–2009), singer *

León Cadogan León Cadogan (29 July 1899 – 30 May 1973) was a Paraguayan ethnologist who made significant contributions to the study of Guaraní language and culture. Childhood and studies León Cadogan was born in Asunción a few months after his Austra ...

(1899–1973), ethnologist *

Serafina Dávalos Serafina Dávalos Alfonze (9 September 1883 – 27 September 1957) was the first female lawyer in Paraguay, and the country's first prominent feminist. Early life She was born in the Paraguayan city of Ajos (now Coronel Oviedo). Her parents were ...

(1883–1957), prominent feminist and lawyer *

José Segundo Decoud José Segundo Decoud Domecq (14 May 1848 – 3 March 1909) was a Paraguayan politician, journalist, diplomat and military officer. He is often considered one of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, and was also one of the first liberal ...

(1848-1909), politician and diplomat * Alejandro Guanes (1872–1925), poet and journalist * Hermann Guggiari (1924–2012), engineer and sculptor * Julián de la Herrería (1888–1937), painter, engraver and ceramicist *

Eliza Lynch Eliza Alice Lynch ( Charleville, County Cork, Ireland, 19 November 1833 – Paris, France, 25 July 1886) was the Irish mistress-wife of Francisco Solano López, president of Paraguay. Slandered as the most vilified woman in Latin American hi ...

(1833–1886), First Lady of Paraguay * Ananías Maidana (1923–2010), teacher and politician *

Epifanio Méndez Fleitas Epifanio Méndez Fleitas (7 April 1917 – 22 November 1985) was a Paraguayan politician, musician, writer and poet, and twice the president of Central Bank of Paraguay: from 1952 to 1954 and in 1955. He fled Paraguay during the Alfredo Stroessner ...

(1917–1985), musician, writer and poet * (1926–2003), journalist, writer, playwright and poet * Fulgencio R. Moreno (1872–1933), journalist *

Luis Alberto del Paraná Luis Alberto del Paraná (21 June 1926 – 15 September 1974) was a Paraguayan singer and guitarist. During the fifties, sixties and early seventies, he traveled extensively around the globe with his group Los Paraguayos, popularizing Paraguayan ...

(1926–1974), singer and guitarist *

Marcelo Pecci Marcelo Daniel Pecci Albertini (28 September 1976 – 10 May 2022) was a Paraguayan prosecutor. He prosecuted many high-profile criminal cases, involving Paraguayan and international drug cartels, as well as celebrities, including a 2020 case when ...

(1976–2022), anti-drug and organized crime prosecutor * Silvio Pettirossi (1887–1916), aviation pioneer *

Josefina Plá María Josefina Teodora Plá Guerra Galvany (9 November 1903 in Isla de Lobos, Canary Islands, Spain – 11 January 1999 in Asunción, Paraguay) was a Spanish-born Paraguayan poet, playwright, journalist, art critic, sculptor, ceramicist, an ...

(1903–1999), poet, playwright and journalist * María Odulia Nicola Ruotti (1922–2006), singer and composer * Adela Speratti (1865–1902), educator * Celsa Speratti (1868–1938), educator * (1780–1856), architect * William Henry Keld Whytehead (1825–1865), engineer-in-chief to the Government of Paraguay * Roque Vallejos (1943–2006), poet, psychiatrist and essayist

Presidents

Patricio Escobar Patricio Escobar (March 17, 1843 – April 19, 1912) was President of Paraguay between November 25, 1886, and November 25, 1890. His life Escobar was born in San José de los Arroyos on March 17, 1843. His parents were José Escobar and Ana Be ...

(1843–1912), 10th President of Paraguay *

Juan Gualberto González Juan Gualberto González (July 12, 1851 – July 30, 1912) was the President of Paraguay and served from 1890 until his forced resignation in 1894. Life Juan Gualberto González was born in Asunción on July 12, 1851. He married with teach ...

(1851–1912), 11th President of Paraguay *

Emilio Aceval Emilio Aceval Marín (October 16, 1853 – April 15, 1931) was President of Paraguay from 1898 to 1902. He was a member of the Colorado Party. Biography Aceval's parents were Don Leonardo Aceval and Monica Marín. He studied under Fidel Maíz ...

(1853–1931), 14th President of Paraguay *

Andrés Héctor Carvallo Andrés Héctor Carvallo Acosta (8 November 1862, Asunción – 16 August 1934) was a Paraguayan politician. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies.Juan Antonio Escurra Juan Antonio Escurra (May 6, 1859 – August 24, 1929) was the President of Paraguay from 1902 to 1904. He was defeated in the 1904 Revolution. Beginnings He was born on May 6, 1859, in Caraguatay, Cordillera department. He went to school in h ...

(1859–1929), 16th President of Paraguay *

Cecilio Báez Cecilio Báez González (January 1, 1862 – June 18, 1941) was provisional List of Presidents of Paraguay, President of Paraguay from December 8, 1905 to November 25, 1906. He was a member of the Liberal Party (Paraguay), Liberal Party. Early l ...

(1862–1941), 18th President of Paraguay *

Emiliano González Navero Emiliano González Navero (16 June 1861 – 18 October 1934) was a Paraguayan politician of the Liberal Party, he served as President of Paraguay on three occasions and as Vice President of Paraguay on two occasions. His life He was one of ...

(1861–1934), 20th President of Paraguay * Pedro Peña (1864–1943), 24th President of Paraguay *

Eduardo Schaerer Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragón (2 December 1873 – 12 November 1941) was a Swiss-Paraguayan businessman, publisher and politician. He served as President of Paraguay from 1912 to 1916 for the Liberal Party, respectively briefly as the Mi ...

(1873–1941), 25th President of Paraguay *

Luis Alberto Riart Luis Alberto Riart Vera (21 June 1880 – 1 October 1953) was a Paraguayan politician and President of Paraguay from 17 March 1924 to 15 August 1924. Biography Between 1906 and 1916 he was President of the Instituto Paraguayo (Paraguayan Insti ...

(1880–1953), 31st President of Paraguay * José Patricio Guggiari (1884–1957), 32nd President of Paraguay *

Rafael Franco Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda (October 22, 1896 – September 16, 1973) was a Paraguayan military officer, politician and statesman who served as President of Paraguay after the February Revolution, from February 20, 1936, to August 13, 1937 ...

(1896–1973), 32nd President of Paraguay *

Higinio Morínigo Higinio Nicolás Morínigo Martínez (11 January 1897 – 27 January 1983) was a Paraguayan military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Paraguay from 1940 to 1948, ruling as a military dictator. Born to a mestizo famil ...

(1897–1983), 35th President of Paraguay * Juan Manuel Frutos (1879–1960), 36th President of Paraguay * Raimundo Rolón (1903–1981), 38th President of Paraguay *

Felipe Molas López Felipe Benigno Molas López (10 July 1901 – 17 November 1954) was 39th President of Paraguay from February 27, 1949 – September 10, 1949, when he resigned. Life Early life Born in 1901 in Yuty, Caazapá Department. Once he completed h ...

(1901–1954), 39th President of Paraguay *

Federico Chávez Federico Chaves Careaga (February 15, 1882 – April 24, 1978) was a Paraguayan politician and soldier who served as President of Paraguay from September 10, 1949, to May 4, 1954. He was a member of the Colorado Party. Early life Chaves was ...

(1882–1978), 40th President of Paraguay

Gallery

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References

External links

Cementerio La Recoleta
Municipality of Asunción
Cementerio de la Recoleta
BillionGraves {{DEFAULTSORT:Recoleta Cemetery Cemeteries established in the 1840s Cemeteries in Paraguay National cemeteries