Cementerio Civil de Ponce
Cementerio Civil de Ponce (Ponce Civil Cemetery), a.k.a., Cementerio Municipal de Ponce, is a historic burial ground in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1901.[2][lower-alpha 1] It was designed by Manuel V. Domenech.[3] Some of the people buried at Cementerio Civil include Ruth Fernández, Isabel la Negra and Héctor Lavoe. It is believed to be the largest cemetery in Puerto Rico.[4]
| Cementerio Civil de Ponce | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) View of the cemetery's entrance | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1901 |
| Location | |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18.01327°N 66.63286°W |
| Type | Public; a.k.a., Cementerio Municipal |
| Style | Art Deco |
| Owned by | Municipality of Ponce |
| Size | Unknown |
| No. of graves | Est. 1,000 |
| Terms of lease | In perpetuity |
| Find a Grave | Cementerio Civil de Ponce |
| Footnotes | Manuel V. Domenech, Architect[1] |
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).
Notable interments
- Ruth Fernández,[5][6] singer and politician
- Isabel la Negra,[7] brothel owner, philanthropist
- Héctor Lavoe,[8] salsa and bolero singer
- Rafael Rivera Esbrí,[9] politician
- Herminia Tormes García,[10] first female Puerto Rican judge of Puerto Rico.
- Orlando McFarlane, MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Antonio Correa Cotto,[11] outlaw
See also
Notes
- Socorro Giron states it was inaugurated in 1904 (Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. 1992. p. 431.)
References
- Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. pp. 115–116.
- Aproximación a la Iconografía Funeraria en Puerto Rico: Análisis de Tumbas y Pinturas Puertorriqueñas Representativas de Finales del Siglo XIX al Inicio del XXI. Doris E. Lugo Ramirez. Ph.D. Thesis. ISBN 978-8469179475. Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. 2008. p. 112.
- Socorro Giron. Ponce, e; teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. 1992. Ponce Municipal Government. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 432.
- Profanan tumbas en cementerio en Ponce. Miguel Rivera Puig. El Vocero. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- Emotiva despedida a la ‘Negra de Ponce’ Ruth Fernández. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- Despedirán a Ruth este sábado en Ponce. Omar Alfonso. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 11 January 2012. Year 30. Issue 1467. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- Listening to salsa: gender, Latin popular music, and Puerto Rican cultures. Frances R. Aparicio. Wesleyan University. 1998. pp. 3, 45, 52, 54.
- Aplauden y sonean en honor a Lavoe. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- Conmemoran 113 aniversario del Fuego del Polvorín en Ponce: Los “Héroes del Polvorín” son: Rafael Rivera Esbri, Juan Romero, Rafael del Valle y Valle, Cayetano Casals, Pedro Sabater, Gregorio Rivera, Pedro Ruiz y Tomás Rivera. Primera Hora. 27 January 2012. Accessed 4 September 2018.
- Certificado de Defunciones 1963–1965: Certificate number 56-1025. FamilySearch. Registro Civil. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Tomes 187–190. p. 56. 7 November 1964. Accessed 4 September 2018.
- Cementerio Civil de Ponce. 3 January 2019.
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