Parque del Recuerdo () is a group of four

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

s located in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Chile.

Parque del Recuerdo Américo Vespucio

Opened in 1980, Parque del Recuerdo Américo Vespucio is located in the commune of

Huechuraba Huechuraba () is a city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Huechuraba spans an area of and has 74,070 inhabitants ( ...

, in the northern sector of the city of Santiago. It was the first cemetery of its kind in the country. It occupies 59 hectares and has a cinerary.

People interred

* (c. 1938–2009), actor and comedian * (1938–2006), conductor * (1945–2001), television director *

José Alejandro Bernales José Alejandro Bernales Ramírez (January 29, 1949 – May 29, 2008) was the General director of the Carabineros de Chile from November 27, 2005 until his death on May 29, 2008. He was also the first President of Ameripol. He died in a helicopter ...

(1949–2008), director of the

Carabineros de Chile The () are the Chilean national law enforcement gendarmerie, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of the Republic of Chile. Created in 1927, their mission is to maintain order and enforce the laws of Chile. They reported to ...

from 2005 to 2008 * (1962–1994), founder of the rock band La Ley * *

Eduardo Bonvallet Eduardo Guillermo Bonvallet Godoy (13 January 1955 – 18 September 2015) was a Chilean footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and later developed a sportscasting career. He was best known for his strong and rather harsh commentaries ...

(1955–2015), footballer, coach, and sports commentator *

Roberto Bruce Roberto Andrés Bruce Pruzzo (; 30 July 1979 – 2 September 2011) was a Chilean television journalist, mainly known for his work on Televisión Nacional de Chile's breakfast programme '' Buenos Días a Todos''. Bruce also worked as host of ' ...

(1979–2011), television journalist *

Felipe Camiroaga Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández (8 October 1966 – 2 September 2011) was a Chilean television presenter, actor and comedian, one of the most popular in his country. Camiroaga hosted many shows for Chilean television station Televisión N ...

(1966–2011), television presenter *

Patricio Carvajal Vice Admiral Patricio Carvajal Prado (16 July 1916 – 15 July 1994), was a Chilean admiral, several times Minister and one of the principal leaders of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état that ousted President Salvador Allende. Military career He jo ...

(1916–1994), vice admiral and minister of the

military dictatorship A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship in which Power (social and political), power is held by one or more military officers. Military dictatorships are led by either a single military dictator, known as a Polit ...

Carlo de Gavardo Carlo Alberto de Gavardo Prohens (14 July 1969 – 4 July 2015) was a Chilean motorist and motorcyclist who participated in numerous rallies worldwide, including the Dakar Rally and Rallye des Pharaons. He was the first Chilean motorcyclist t ...

, racing driver and motorcyclist *

Carolina Fadic Carolina Fadic Maturana (Santiago, February 27, 1974 – ibid, October 12 of 2002) was an actress and television presenter from Chile. She started her career when she was only 19 years old, when she was chosen by the director Vicente Sabatini ...

(1974–2002), actress and television presenter *

Néstor Isella Néstor Ítalo Julio Isella Ferlini (May 6, 1937 – November 20, 2015) was an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer and head coach who played as a midfielder for clubs of Argentina and Chile. He was born in Rafaela, Argentina. Clubs (Playe ...

(1937–2015), footballer, coach, and sports commentator * (1941–2017), poet, theorist, and visual artist *

Gustavo Leigh Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (September 19, 1920 – September 29, 1999) was a Chilean general, who represented the Air Force in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and, for a time, in the ruling junta that followed. Leigh was forced out of th ...

(1920–1999), general and commander-in-chief of the

Chilean Air Force The Chilean Air Force () is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military. History The first step towards the current FACh is taken by Lieutenant Colonel, Teniente Coronel training as a pilot in France. Although a local academy was c ...

, part of the Government Junta *

Bernardo Leighton Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer. He served as Ministries of Chile, mini ...

(1909–1995), lawyer and politician *

Sergio Livingstone Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer (26 March 1920 – 11 September 2012) was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" ("the toad") for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 t ...

(1920–2012), footballer and sports commentator * (1921–2004), journalist and radio and television presenter *

Fernando Matthei Fernando Matthei Aubel (11 July 1925 – 19 November 2017) was a Chilean Air Force general who was part of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, replacing the dismissed Gustavo Leigh as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air ...

(1925–2017), general and commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force, part of the Government Junta *

César Mendoza General César Leonidas Mendoza Durán (September 11, 1918 – September 13, 1996) was a member of the Government Junta which ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, representing the country-wide police force, the ''Carabineros de Chile''. M ...

(1918–1996), Olympic medalist and general director of the Carabineros, part of the Government Junta * (1915–2016), Spanish-Chilean writer * (1949–1987), television journalist *

Myriam Palacios Myriam Isabel Palacios Piña (18 December 1936 – 18 March 2013) was a Chilean actress and comedian who worked in theater, film, and television. She was the winner of two Awards for her theater performances. Biography The daughter of Hécto ...

(1936–2013), actress and comedian *

Matilde Pérez Matilde Pérez Cerda (December 7, 1916 – October 1, 2014) was a Chilean visual artist who specialised in kinetic art. She was a pioneer of modern and kinetic art in Chile. Her best known public pieces include ''Túnel Cinético'' (Kinetic Tunne ...

(1916–2014), painter and sculptor, pioneer of

kinetic art Kinetic art is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or that depends on motion for its effects. Canvas paintings that extend the viewer's perspective of the artwork and incorporate multidimensional movement are ...

in Chile *

Fernando Riera Fernando José Riera Bauzá (27 June 1920 – 23 September 2010) was a Chilean professional Association football, football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football. Career Riera was born in Santiago, Chile. As a footballer, he playe ...

(1920–2010), footballer and coach *

Andrés Rillón Andrés Eugenio Rillón Romani (27 December 1929 – 5 January 2017) was a Chilean lawyer, actor, film director, and comedian. Lawyer and director of the Electoral Registry Andrés Rillón studied law at several universities, graduating from the U ...

(1929–2017), lawyer, actor, director, and comedian * Peter Rock (1945–2016), Austrian-Chilean musician * (1952–2013), radio and television journalist *

Gabriel Valdés Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux (July 3, 1919 – September 7, 2011) was a Chilean politician, lawyer and diplomat. Valdes served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile under President Eduardo Frei Montalva from 1964 to 1970. A vocal opponent ...

(1919–2011), lawyer, diplomat, academic, and politician * (1927–2010), Argentine-Chilean historian and intellectual *

Sonia Viveros Sonia Viveros (2 September 1949 – 22 September 2003) was one of the most important actresses on Chilean television. She was born in Santiago, Chile and died in La Serena. She distinguished herself with roles in the telenovelas '' La Madrastra' ...

(1949–2003), actress *

Raimundo Tupper Raimundo Tupper Lyon (7 January 1969 – 20 July 1995) was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back. Club career Born into a family of five children (four males and one fe ...

(1969–1995), footballer *

Adolfo Zaldívar Miguel Adolfo Gerardo Zaldívar Larraín (September 13, 1943 – February 27, 2013) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was senator for Aisén and from March 2008 until his death in February 2013 he had been President of the Chilean Senate ...

(1943–2013), politician, lawyer, and professor *

Margot Honecker Margot Honecker (née Feist; 17 April 1927 – 6 May 2016) was an East German politician and influential member of the country's Communist government until 1989. From 1963 until 1989, she was Minister of National Education (''Ministerin für Vol ...

(1927–2016), East German politician and wife of leader

Erich Honecker Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the post ...

Eugenio Cruz Vargas Eugenio Cruz Vargas (Santiago de Chile, Santiago, October 2, 1923 – Olmué, January 18, 2014) was a notable Chilean poet and painter. His art was developed under the Realism (arts), naturalistic landscape and abstraction, and his collection of ...

(1923–2014), painter and poet * Rodolfo Opazo Bernales (1935–2019), painter and sculptor * Joaquín Marcó Figueroa (1892–1956), former superintendent of the Casa de Moneda de Chile, and author *

Sebastián Piñera Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (; 1 December 1949 – 6 February 2024) was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic Party (C ...

(1949–2024), businessman and politician, ex-

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Parque del Recuerdo Santa Clara

Parque del Recuerdo Santa Clara, also called Américo Vespucio II, is an extension of the previous park, located at the back by Santa Clara Avenue. It occupies approximately 25 hectares and is still in its construction phase.

Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera

Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera is located in the commune of La Florida, close to the

Andean The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18°S ...

foothills. It was opened in 1998 and occupies 69 hectares.

Persons interred

* (1950–2002), singer *

Paul Schäfer Paul Schäfer Schneider (4 December 1921 – 24 April 2010) was a German-Chilean Christian minister, convicted sex offender, and the founder and leader of a sect and agricultural commune of 300 German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad (''Dig ...

, German immigrant leader and convicted sex offender

Parque del Recuerdo Padre Hurtado

Parque del Recuerdo Padre Hurtado, also known as Parque del Recuerdo Malloco, is located in the commune of Peñaflor, in the peripheral sector of Santiago. It is surrounded by a rural and natural environment. It was opened in 1998 and occupies 35 hectares.

In popular culture

The episode "El funeral de Tulio" of the children's TV series ''

31 Minutos ''31 minutos'' (English: ''31 minutes'') is a Chilean television comedy, comedy television series and a children's music virtual band created by the production company Aplaplac (owned by Álvaro Díaz González, Álvaro Díaz, Pedro Peirano and J ...

'' was filmed in the Parque del Recuerdo Cordillera cemetery.

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Chile 1980 establishments in Chile Cemeteries in Chile Parks in Santiago, Chile