Central Cemetery of Bogotá
- Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Central Cemetery of Bogotá ( _es. Cementerio Central de Bogotá) is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogotá. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents and was declared National Monument in 1984. Some of the sculptors of the mausoleums are Tenerani and Sighinolfi.
List of famous people buried here
* Julio Garavito - Astronomer
* Rafael Pombo - Poet and writer
* Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada - Founder
* Francisco de Paula Santander - First constitutional Colombian president
* Luis Carlos Galan - Former candidate for presidency
* Virgilio Barco Vargas - Former president
* Alfonso Lopez M. - Politician and former president
* Enrique Olaya - Politician and former president
* Laureano Gomez - Politician and former president
* Gustavo Rojas - Former president
* Rafael Reyes - Former president
* Eduardo Santos - Former president
* Marco F. Suarez - Former president
* Manuel M. Toro - Former president
* Gilberto Alzate - Former ambassador to Spain
* Miguel Antonio Caro - Former president
* Alfonso Lopez P. - Former president
* Jaime Leal - Former candidate for presidency
* Carlos Pizarro - Former candidate for presidency
External links
* [http://www.segobdis.gov.co/martires/cementerio.htm Central Cemetery of Bogota page] es icon
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