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Cementerio De Cristóbal Colón
El Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón (English: the Christopher Columbus Cemetery), also called La Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón, was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba, to replace the Espada Cemetery in the Barrio de San Lázaro, Havana, Barrio de San Lázaro. Named for Christopher Columbus, the cemetery is noted for its many elaborately sculpted memorials. It is estimated the cemetery has more than 500 major mausoleums. Before the Espada Cemetery and the Colon Cemetery were built, interments took place in crypts at the various churches throughout Havana, for example, at the Havana Cathedral or Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, Havana#History, Church Crypts in Havana Vieja. Overview The Colon Cemetery is one of the most important cemeteries in the world and is generally held to be one of the most important in Latin America in historical and architectural terms, second only to La Recoleta Cemetery, La Recoleta in Buenos Aires. Prior to the opening of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espada Cemetery
The Espada Cemetery was located in the Barrio of San Lazaro approximately a mile west of the city walls of Havana, Cuba, near the cove of Juan Guillen and close to the Hospital de San Lazaro, Havana, San Lázaro Leper Hospital.Reynolds, Charles B. (1905). Standard Guide to Cuba: A New and Complete Guide to the Island of Cuba'. Foster & Reynolds Co. pp. 70+ In use from 1806 to 1878, the Espada Cemetery was the first public burial place designed and constructed in Havana; prior to the cemetery, the Havana custom had been to bury the dead in the Burial vault (tomb), vaults of the churches such as Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, Havana, Iglesia del Espíritu Santo in Old Havana, Habana Vieja. It was named after the bishop incumbent at the time of design, José Díaz de Espada y Landa. Its boundaries included the present streets of San Lázaro, Vapor, Espada, and Aramburu. Despite being officially called ''Campo Santo'', the people of Havana referred to the cemetery as ''El Cementerio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habana Vieja
Old Havana () is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba. It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana. The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundaries of Old Havana. In 1982, Old Havana was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, because of its unique Baroque and neoclassical architecture, its fortifications, and its historical importance as a stop on the route to the New World.} A safeguarding campaign was launched a year later to restore the authentic character of the buildings. History Havana was founded by the Spanish November 16, 1519 in the natural harbor of the Bay of Havana. It became a stopping point for the treasure laden Spanish galleons on the crossing between the New World and the Old World. In the 17th century, it was one of the main shipbuilding centers. The city was built in baroque and neoclassical styles. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio De La Marquesa De Villalba
Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturias. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825–1880), Argentine writer, storyteller, heroine *Alberto Palacio, engineer *Alfredo Palacio (1939–2025), Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician, president of Ecuador (2005–2007) *Andy Palacio, Belizean musician *Emilio Palacio, Ecuadorian journalist *Ernesto Palacio, opera singer *Héctor Palacio, Colombian road racing cyclist *Milt Palacio, basketball player * R. J. Palacio, American writer of the 2012 children's novel ''Wonder'' *Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player and former association football, footballer who played as a second striker. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of C ..., footballer See also * Palacios (other) References {{s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porton De Entrada Cementerio De Colon
Porton is a village in the Bourne valley, Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Salisbury. It is the largest settlement in Idmiston civil parish. The village gives its name to the nearby Porton Down military science park, which is home to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and related businesses. Religious sites The Baptist faith flourished in this part of Wiltshire in the 17th century, then declined in the 18th. A chapel was built to the south of Porton village in 1865 and enlarged in the 1920s; it was still in use in 2022. The chapel closed in 2024. The Anglican Church of St Nicholas was built in 1877 to designs by J. L. Pearson, replacing a building from the 16th century or earlier. Built in flint with brick dressings under a tiled roof, the church has a nave with a south porch and bellcote, and a chancel with a vestry. The octagonal font is from the 14th or 15th century, and there is stained glass by Clayton and Bell. St Nicholas became the parish church in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colon Cemetery Main Gate Before 1901
Colon commonly refers to: * Colon (punctuation) (:), a punctuation mark * Colon (anatomy), a major part of the large intestine ** Common inaccurate term for the entire large intestine Colon or Colón may also refer to: Places * Colon, Michigan, US * Colon, Nebraska, US * Colon, North Carolina, US * Colon Township, Michigan, US * Kowloon, Hong Kong, spelled "Colon" in older books * Colón Department (Honduras), department of Honduras * Colón, Panama in: ** Colón Province, Panama * Colón, Putumayo in Colombia * Colón, Cuba in Cuba * Colón, Venezuela in Venezuela * Colon Street, Cebu City, Philippines People and fictional characters * Colon (singer), Japanese singer * Colón (surname) * Colons, another term for ''Pieds-Noirs'' (European settlers in French Algeria) * Augie Colon (1927–2004), American musician * Delfin Colon (born 1969), American baseball umpire * Evelyn Colon (1961–1976), formerly unidentified American murder victim * Filiberto Colon (born 1964), Puert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Cross Variants
The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Jesus, Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity. A cross with a figure of Christ affixed to it is termed a crucifix and the figure is often referred to as the ''corpus'' (Latin for "body"). The term ''Greek cross'' designates a cross with arms of equal length, as in a plus sign, while the Latin cross designates a cross with an elongated descending arm. Numerous other variants have been developed during the Middle Ages, medieval period. Christian crosses are used widely in churches, on top of church buildings, on bibles, in heraldry, in personal jewelry, on hilltops, and elsewhere as an attestation or other symbol of Christianity. Crosses are a prominent feature of Christian Cemetery, cemeteries, either carved on Headstone, gravestones or as sculpted Stele, stelae. Because of this, planting small crosses is sometimes used in countries of Christian culture to mark the site of fatal accidents, or, such as the Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almendares River
The Almendares River is a river that runs for 47 km in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida. The river acts as a water supply for Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. The final stretch divides the municipalities of Plaza de la Revolución ( Vedado district) and Playa ( [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Vedado
Vedado (, ) is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. In 2016 it was described by one commentator as the city's "most affluent" section. The main street running east to west is Calle 23, also known as "La Rampa". The northern edge of the district is the waterfront seawall known as the Malecón, a famous and popular place for social gatherings in the city. The area popularly referred to as 'Vedado' consists of the wards (''consejos populares'') of Vedado, Rampa, Vedado-Malecón and Carmelo, all in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución. History El Vedado was since the 16th century a part of the country where building was prohibited for military reasons. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia, Spain
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of Spain, provinces of La Coruña (province), A Coruña, Lugo (province), Lugo, Ourense (province), Ourense, and Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,705,833 in 2024 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons Island, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colon Cemetery Design Diagram
Colon commonly refers to: * Colon (punctuation) (:), a punctuation mark * Colon (anatomy), a major part of the large intestine ** Common inaccurate term for the entire large intestine Colon or Colón may also refer to: Places * Colon, Michigan, US * Colon, Nebraska, US * Colon, North Carolina, US * Colon Township, Michigan, US * Kowloon, Hong Kong, spelled "Colon" in older books * Colón Department (Honduras), department of Honduras * Colón, Panama in: ** Colón Province, Panama * Colón, Putumayo in Colombia * Colón, Cuba in Cuba * Colón, Venezuela in Venezuela * Colon Street, Cebu City, Philippines People and fictional characters * Colon (singer), Japanese singer * Colón (surname) * Colons, another term for ''Pieds-Noirs'' (European settlers in French Algeria) * Augie Colon (1927–2004), American musician * Delfin Colon (born 1969), American baseball umpire * Evelyn Colon (1961–1976), formerly unidentified American murder victim * Filiberto Colon (born 1964), Puert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution () was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 to 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, in which Batista overthrew the emerging Cuban democracy and consolidated power. Among those who opposed the coup was Fidel Castro, then a young lawyer, who initially tried to challenge the takeover through legal means in the Cuban courts. When these efforts failed, Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro, Raúl led an armed Attack on the Moncada Barracks, assault on the Moncada Barracks, a Cuban military post, on 26 July 1953. Following the attack's failure, Fidel Castro and his co-conspirators were arrested and formed the 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) in detention. At his trial, Fidel Castro launched into a History Will Absolve Me, two-hour speech that won him national fame as he laid out his grievances against the Batista dictatorship. In an attempt to win pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
