Cementerio Civil de Ponce (Ponce Civil Cemetery), a.k.a., Cementerio Municipal de Ponce, is a historic burial ground in

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

. It was founded in 1901. It was designed by Manuel V. Domenech. Some of the people buried at Cementerio Civil include

Ruth Fernández Ruth Fernández (23 May 1919 – 9 January 2012) was a Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario" ''(National Commission for the Celebrat ...

, Isabel la Negra and

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa ...

. It is believed to be the largest cemetery in Puerto Rico. The cemetery is also home to the Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (Monument to the ''El Polvorin'' Heroes). It is located in Barrio Portugues Urbano at N 18.01327 W 66.63286 (18° 0' 47.7714" N, 66° 37' 58.2954" W).

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, singer and politician * Isabel la Negra, brothel owner, philanthropist *

, salsa and

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singer *

Rafael Rivera Esbrí Rafael Rivera Esbrí (2 July 1870 – 9 November 1965) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1915 to 1917. Early years Rivera Esbri was the son of Ramón Rivera Alvarado and Julia Esbri. He married Faneta Bengoa y Larrauri and had a daughte ...

, politician *

Herminia Tormes García Herminia Tormes García (19 October 1891 – 7 November 1964) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and the first woman to practice the profession on the island. After earning the right to practice law in 1917, she became the first woman to bring a case be ...

, first female Puerto Rican judge of Puerto Rico. *

Orlando McFarlane Orlando de Jesús McFarlane Quesada (28 June 1938 – 18 July 2007) was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and California Angels in parts of five s ...

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player for the Pittsburgh Pirates *

Antonio Correa Cotto Antonio Correa Cotto (1916 – 1952) was the first outlaw to gain legendary status in Puerto Rico. Early years Correa Cotto was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on November 24, 1916. His parents were Raimundo Correa Martínez and Angela Coto Garc ...

,Cementerio Civil de Ponce. 3 January 2019. outlaw

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cementerio Civil de Ponce Cultural history of Puerto Rico Spanish Revival architecture 1901 establishments in Puerto Rico Cemeteries in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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