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Cementerio Civil de Ponce

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Established
  
1901

Style
  
Art Deco

Number of graves
  
1,000

Country
  
Puerto Rico

Founded
  
1901

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Location
  
Barrio Portugues Urbano,Ponce, Puerto Rico

Coordinates
  
N 18.01327 W 66.63286 (18° 0' 47.7714" N, 66° 37' 58.2954" W)

Type
  
Public,AKA, Cementerio Municipal

Cementerio civil de ponce ponce civil cemetery puerto rico


Cementerio Civil de Ponce (Ponce Civil Cemetery) is a historic burial ground in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1901. Some of the people buried at Cementerio Civil include Ruth Fernández, Isabel la Negra and Héctor Lavoe. It is said to be the largest cemetery in Puerto Rico.

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The cemetery is also home to the Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (Monument to the El Polvorin Heroes). It is located in Barrio Portugues Urbano at N 18.01327 W 66.63286 (18° 0' 47.7714" N, 66° 37' 58.2954" W).

Cementerio civil de ponce


Notable interments

  • Ruth Fernández, singer and politician
  • Isabel la Negra, brothel owner
  • Héctor Lavoe, salsa and bolero singer
  • Orlando McFarlane, MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Rafael Rivera Esbrí, politician
  • Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer o Isablel La Negra, philanthropist, Brothel owner

    • References

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