La Recoleta Cemetery

La Recoleta Cemetery ( Cementerio de la Recoleta ) is in the same Recoleta district of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, one of the most expensive residential and commercial districts of the capital. He was resting place of many wealthy and prominent citizens. Here Argentine presidents were buried, professional athletes, scientists and actors; the most famous one Evita Perón.

History

The cemetery was established by the French engineer Próspero Catelin and in 1881 transformed Neoclassical by the Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo. Large families were some rows of splendid mausoleums cultivate a wide variety of architecture that have one thing in common: they should long bear witness to the earthly fame and wealth of the deceased. The paths are spacious and abundant with trees.

Not all of the mausoleums have the times well, at least one of an extinct family is today used as a public toilet, with layers of fresh toilet paper and hygiene products stacked high on the sarcophagi.

Unusual is the tradition of this cemetery that the name boards only the date of death, not the date of birth is noted. Unlike other cemeteries La Recoleta is not a urban retreat of rare animal species. For this alone already makes the immense number of semi- wild cats who gather in the evening at the main entrance to be fed there from some animal friends.

Tombs of famous personalities

  • Leandro N. Alem (1842-1896), founder of the Unión Cívica Radical
  • Raúl Alfonsín (1927-2009), the first democratic president of Argentina following the military dictatorship
  • William Brown (1777-1857), Admiral, father of the Argentine Navy
  • Juan Bautista Alberdi (1810-1884), writer and politician
  • Juan Pujol Gregorio, Governor
  • Luis César Amadori (1902-1977), poet and composer
  • Nicolás Avellaneda (1837-1885), President of Argentina
  • Susan Barrantes, (1937-1998), mother of Sarah Ferguson
  • Federico de Brandsen (1785-1827), military personnel
  • Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999), writer
  • Miguel Juárez Celman (1844-1909), President of Argentina
  • Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793-1877), politician, Caudillo
  • Luis Firpo (1894-1960), Heavyweight Boxer, The Wild Bull of the Pampas
  • Oliverio Girondo (1891-1967), poet and journalist
  • Jose Hernandez (1834-1886), writer
  • Arturo Umberto Illia (1900-1983), President of Argentina
  • Enrique Larreta (1875-1961), writer
  • Juan Lavalle (1797-1841), General
  • Luis Federico Leloir (1906-1987), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
  • Cándido López (1840-1902), painter and soldier
  • Vicente López y Planes (1785-1856), poet and politician
  • Leopoldo Lugones (1874-1938), writer
  • Eduardo Mallea (1903-1982), writer
  • Carlos Menditéguy (1915-1973), racing driver
  • Bartolomé Mitre (1821-1906), writer and President
  • Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), writer and publisher
  • Carlos Pellegrini (1846-1906), President
  • Luis Piedrabuena (1833-1883), Explorer
  • Eva Perón (1919-1952), First Lady of Argentina
  • Honorio Pueyrredón (1876-1945), teacher and statesman
  • Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852-1933), politician and president
  • Dante Quinterno (1909-2003), cartoonist
  • Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878-1959), statesman, Nobel Prize
  • Domingo Sarmiento (1811-1888), writer and President
  • Juan Facundo Quiroga (1790-1835), Caudillo
  • Isabel Walewski Colonna (1847-1847), granddaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte
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