La Recoleta Cemetery

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "Type in location". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". La Recoleta Cemetery (Template:Langx) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca. In 2011, the BBC hailed it as one of the world's best cemeteries,[1] and in 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world.[2]

History

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View of the cemetery in 1841.

Franciscan Recollect monks (Script error: No such module "Lang".)[3] arrived in this area, then the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in the early eighteenth century. The cemetery is built around the Recollect Convent (Script error: No such module "Lang".)[4] and a church, Our Lady of the Pillar (Script error: No such module "Lang".), built in 1732.

The order was disbanded in 1822, and the garden of the convent converted into the first public cemetery in Buenos Aires. Inaugurated on 17 November of the same year under the name of Script error: No such module "Lang". (Northern Cemetery),[5] those responsible for its creation were the then-Governor Martin Rodríguez, who would be eventually buried in the cemetery, and government minister Bernardino Rivadavia.[6]

The 1822 layout was done by French civil engineer Próspero Catelin, who also designed the current facade of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.[7] The cemetery was last remodeled in 1881, while Torcuato de Alvear was mayor of the city, by the Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo.[8]

Description

Set in Script error: No such module "convert".,[9] the site contains 4691 vaults, all above ground, of which 94 have been declared National Historical Monuments by the Argentine government and are protected by the state.[10] The entrance to the cemetery is through neo-classical gates with tall Doric columns.[11] The cemetery contains many elaborate marble mausoleums, decorated with statues, in a wide variety of architectural styles such as Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, and Neo-Gothic,[12] and most materials used between 1880 and 1930 in the construction of tombs were imported from Paris and Milan.[13] The entire cemetery is laid out in sections like city blocks, with wide tree-lined main walkways branching into sidewalks filled with mausoleums. These mausoleums are still being used by rich families in Argentina that have their own vault and keep their deceased there. While many of the mausoleums are in fine shape and well-maintained, others have fallen into disrepair.[14] Several can be found with broken glass and littered with rubbish. Among many memorials are works by notable Argentine sculptors, Lola Mora and Luis Perlotti for instance.[15] The tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak, due to its unusual design, is of special interest.[16]

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View of one of the alleys

The cemetery also hosts a colony of stray cats which has also become an attraction. As of 2024, the resident feline population has decreased from a peak of 60 in the 1960s to about 12 due to adoption drives.[17]

Notable interments

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View of the domes.
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Mausoleum of President Carlos Pellegrini.
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Mausoleum of Tomas Devoto
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Mausoleum of Dr. Virgilio Tedín
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Liza Minnelli visiting tomb of First Lady Eva Perón in 1993
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Mausoleum of Dorrego-Ortiz Basualdo family
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Mausoleum of Leandro N. Alem
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Mausoleum of Manuel J. Campos.
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Mausoleum of Salvador Maria del Carril
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Mausoleum of Lartigau family
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Mausoleum of Ramón L Falcón
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Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres
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Tomb of Juan Bautista Alberdi
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Mausoleum of Nobel Prize laureate Luis Federico Leloir.
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Mausoleum of General Luis María Campos, designed by French sculptor Jules Coutan.[18]
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Mausoleum of Dr Francisco Javier Muñiz (1807–1871) hero of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Buenos Aires.
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Tomb of General Miguel Estanislao Soler.
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Mausoleum of President Nicolás Avellaneda, devised by the aforementioned French sculptor Jules Coutan.[15][18]
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Mausoleum of statesman, diplomat, and journalist José Clemente Paz, created by French sculptor Jules Coutan.[15][18]
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Mausoleum of Atilio Massone
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Mausoleum of President Manuel Quintana
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Tomb of President Roque Sáenz Peña.
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Tomb of Francisco Gómez
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Boy angel statue

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Birth Death Personality Notes Ref(s)
1914 1999 Script error: No such module "sort". Adolfo Bioy Casares Fiction writer, journalist, translator, and Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient. [19][20]
1876 1943 Script error: No such module "sort". Agustín Pedro Justo President of Argentina. [21]
1921 2012 Script error: No such module "sort". Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Businesswoman and philanthropist. [22]
1805 1871 Script error: No such module "sort". Anthony Dominic Fahy Catholic priest, missionary and head of the Irish community in Argentina (1844–1871) [19]
1914 1981 Script error: No such module "sort". Armando Bó Actor, film director, and screenwriter. [19]
1900 1983 Script error: No such module "sort". Arturo Umberto Illia President of Argentina. [21][23][24]
1821 1906 Script error: No such module "sort". Bartolomé Mitre President of Argentina. [21][25][26]
1840 1902 Script error: No such module "sort". Cándido López Soldier, painter, and student of Italian artist Baldassare Verazzi. [27]
1827 1918 Script error: No such module "sort". Carlos Guido y Spano Poet. [28]
1789 1852 Script error: No such module "sort". Carlos María de Alvear Soldier, statesman, and Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. [29]
1846 1906 Script error: No such module "sort". Carlos Pellegrini President of Argentina. [21][30]
1878 1959 Script error: No such module "sort". Carlos Saavedra Lamas Academic, politician, and the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient. [19]
1759 1829 Script error: No such module "sort". Cornelio Saavedra President of the First Assembly and military officer. [31][32]
1758 1820 Script error: No such module "sort". Cosme Argerich Military physician. [33]
1800 1875 Script error: No such module "sort". Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield Lawyer, politician, and writer of the Civil Code of Argentina. [32]
1811 1888 Script error: No such module "sort". Domingo Faustino Sarmiento President of Argentina. [21][28][34]
1896 1956 Script error: No such module "sort". Eduardo Lonardi President of Argentina. [35]
1903 1982 Script error: No such module "sort". Eduardo Mallea Essayist, cultural critic, writer, and diplomat. [36]
1844 1913 Script error: No such module "sort". Eduardo Wilde Physician, politician, and writer. [37]
1875 1951 Script error: No such module "sort". Elpidio González Politician and Vice President of Argentina. [38]
1919 1952 Script error: No such module "sort". Eva Perón First Lady of Argentina and founder of the Eva Perón Foundation. [19][34][39]
1788 1835 Script error: No such module "sort". Facundo Quiroga Script error: No such module "Lang". and subject of the book Facundo, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's most prominent work. [40][41][42]
1785 1827 Script error: No such module "sort". Federico de Brandsen French-born Colonel. [43]
1835 1899 Script error: No such module "sort". Federico Lacroze Businessman and railway entrepreneur. [44]
1795 1871 Script error: No such module "sort". Francisco Javier Muñiz Argentine physician, naturalist and politician [19]
1821 1890 Script error: No such module "sort". Guillermo Rawson Physician and politician. [45]
1852 1933 Script error: No such module "sort". Hipólito Yrigoyen President of Argentina. [21][23][24]
1847 1847 Script error: No such module "sort". Isabelle Colonna-Walewski Daughter of Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski and grandchild of Napoleon. [46][47]
1842 1912 Script error: No such module "sort". José Clemente Paz Statesman, diplomat, and journalist. [18][48]
1860 1931 Script error: No such module "sort". José Figueroa Alcorta President of Argentina. [21]
1834 1886 Script error: No such module "sort". José Hernández Journalist, politician, poet, and creator of Argentina's national epic, the Martín Fierro. [19][49]
1910 1975 Script error: No such module "sort". José María Guido President of Argentina. [21]
1758 1833 Script error: No such module "sort". Juan José Paso Politician and member of the First Assembly, the First Triumvirate, and the Second Triumvirate. [50]
1797 1841 Script error: No such module "sort". Juan Lavalle General and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. [41][51]
1793 1877 Script error: No such module "sort". Juan Manuel de Rosas Brigadier and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Initially buried at Southampton Old Cemetery in the United Kingdom, repatriated in 1989. [25][34][52]
1843 1914 Script error: No such module "sort". Julio Argentino Roca President of Argentina. [21][53]
1841 1896 Script error: No such module "sort". Leandro Nicéforo Alem Politician. [23][24][38]
1874 1938 Script error: No such module "sort". Leopoldo Lugones Writer and journalist. [20]
1831 1913 Script error: No such module "sort". Lucio Victorio Mansilla General, writer, journalist, politician, and diplomat. [28]
1894 1960 Script error: No such module "sort". Luis Ángel Firpo Professional boxer and the first Latin American to challenge for the world heavyweight champion title. [19][49]
1906 1987 Script error: No such module "sort". Luis Federico Leloir Biochemist, physician, and the first Spanish-speaking Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate. [19][41][54]
1838 1907 Script error: No such module "sort". Luis María Campos General and founder of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Superior School of War). [48][55]
1822 1907 Script error: No such module "sort". Luis Sáenz Peña President of Argentina. [21]
1791 1871 Script error: No such module "sort". Luis Vernet German-born merchant of Huguenot descent and the first Argentine appointed as Governor of Puerto Luis (nowadays the Falkland Islands). [56]
1787 1828 Script error: No such module "sort". Manuel Dorrego Military officer and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Mausoleum designed by Carlo Zucchi. [41]
1835 1906 Script error: No such module "sort". Manuel Quintana President of Argentina. [21]
1868 1942 Script error: No such module "sort". Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear President of Argentina. [21]
1887 1970 Script error: No such module "sort". Mariette Lydis Austrian-born painter and illustrator. [36]
1786 1868 Script error: No such module "sort". Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson Patriot. [34][57]
1922 1991 Script error: No such module "sort". Martín Karadagian Actor, professional wrestler, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame inductee. [19]
1851 1905 Script error: No such module "sort". Miguel Cané Writer, lawyer, academic, journalist, and politician. [49]
1754 1833 Script error: No such module "sort". Miguel de Azcuénaga General, politician, and member of the First Assembly. [58]
1783 1849 Script error: No such module "sort". Miguel Estanislao Soler General and politician. [59]
1837 1885 Script error: No such module "sort". Nicolás Avellaneda President of Argentina. [21][25]
1891 1967 Script error: No such module "sort". Oliverio Girondo Poet. [19][20][60]
1859 1936 Script error: No such module "sort". Pablo Ricchieri Military officer and Minister of War. [61]
1848 1929 Script error: No such module "sort". Paul Groussac French-born writer, literary critic, historian, and librarian. [19]
1903 1970 Script error: No such module "sort". Pedro Eugenio Aramburu President of Argentina. [62]
1927 2009 Script error: No such module "sort". Raúl Alfonsín President of Argentina. [21][23][24]
1926 2016 Script error: No such module "sort". María Lorenza Barreneche First Lady of Argentina. Widow of Raúl Alfonsín. [63][64]
1797 1823 Script error: No such module "sort". Remedios de Escalada Wife of Script error: No such module "Lang". José de San Martín. [34]
1851 1914 Script error: No such module "sort". Roque Sáenz Peña President of Argentina. [21]
1903 1993 Script error: No such module "sort". Silvina Ocampo Poet, translator, and writer. [19]
1802 1869 Script error: No such module "sort". Valentín Alsina Governor of Buenos Aires Province. [32]
1785 1856 Script error: No such module "sort". Vicente López y Planes Poet, politician, and creator of the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem. [65]
1890 1979 Script error: No such module "sort". Victoria Ocampo Writer, intellectual, and the first woman admitted to the Argentine Academy of Letters. [19][49]
1840 1919 Script error: No such module "sort". Victorino de la Plaza President of Argentina. [21]
1883 1902 Script error: No such module "sort". Rufina Cambaceres Possible example of premature burial. [34][41]
1777 1857 Script error: No such module "sort". William Brown Irish-born Admiral and founder of the Argentine Navy. [66][67]
1856 1902 Script error: No such module "sort". Zenón Rolón Musician and composer. [68]
1920 1999 Script error: No such module "sort". Zully Moreno Actress. [19]

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