The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena (English: Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery), former Necrópolis del Este (East cemetery)[1] is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Western Europe. The number of bodies buried is estimated at five million since it was the main cemetery for the entire city from 1884 to 1973, and from the 1920s was almost the only one for the majority of its former population.[2]
| Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena | |
|---|---|
 Northern gate of the cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1884 |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Type | Public |
| No. of graves | 5 million |
| Find a Grave | Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena |
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Notable burials
edit- Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877–1949), president of the Second Spanish Republic
- Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), poet, Nobel laureate[3]
- Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), writer
- Francisco Alonso (1890–1948), composer
- José María Alvira (1864–1938), composer
- Ángel de Andrés (1918–2006), actor and theatre director
- José Millán-Astray (1879-1954), founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion
- Luis Barbero (1916–2005), actor
- Pío Baroja (1872–1956), Spanish writer
- José Bódalo (1916–1985), actor
- Julia Caba Alba (1902–1988), actress
- José María Caffarel (1919–1999), actor
- Estrellita Castro (1914–1983), singer, actress
- Evangelina Sobredo Galanes (1948–1976), singer
- La Chelito (1885–1959), Cuban-born Spanish cuplé singer
- José Cubero Sánchez (1964–1985), French-born Spanish bullfighter
- Marujita Díaz (1932–2015), singer and actress
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), Real Madrid player
- Antonio Flores (1961–1995), rock musician
- Lola Flores (1923–1995), famous gypsy singer, dancer and actress
- Antonia García de Videgain (1850–1924) actress and international singer.
- Jean Laurent (1816–1886)[4]
- Laureano López Rodó (1920–2000), Minister of Foreign Affairs during the rule of Francisco Franco.[5]
- Julián Marías (1914–2005), philosopher
- Carlos Marín Menchero (1968–2021), singer and producer
- Alfredo Mayo (1911–1985), actor
- Antonio Molina (1928–1992), actor
- Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (1906–1969) actress
- Juan Carlos Onetti (1909–1994), Uruguayan author
- Luis Peña (1918–1977), actor
- Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), Spanish writer
- Ángel Picazo (1917–1998), actor
- Emiliano Piedra (1931–1991), film producer
- Mercedes Prendes (1908–1981), actress
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), scientist, Nobel prize winner sometimes considered the father of modern neuroscience[6]
- Olga Ramos (1918–2005), singer
- Efrén Rebolledo (1877–1929), Mexican poet and diplomat
- Aurora Redondo (1900–1996), actress[7][8]
- Fernando Rey (1917–1994), actor[9]
- Federico Romero (1886–1976), poet and librettist
- Carmen Sánchez (1898–1985), actress, producer and singer.
- Enrique Urquijo (1960–1999), singer
- Salvador Videgain (1886–1947), actor, director, author and producer of theatre.
- Frank Yerby (1916–1991), African-American novelist
References
edit- ^ Vidal, Juantxo (8 May 2017). "La ciudad del recuerdo". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Esteban, Chiqui (2 November 2010). "El tamaño relativo del cementerio de la Almudena". La Información (in Spanish). DixiMedia Digital SA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Sorela, Pedro (15 December 1984). "Vicente Aleixandre será enterrado hoy en el cemneterio de la Almudena". El País. Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Morales, Manuel (16 March 2016). "La belleza eterna de la Alhambra". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Fallece Laureano López Rodó, impulsor de la economía española en los 60". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 March 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Santiago Ramon y Cajal: "The Father of Neuroscience"". 26 February 2013.
- ^ Torres, Rosana (11 July 1996). "Fallece Aurora Redondo, cómica que protagonizó 89 años de teatro". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ G. López, Daniel (11 July 1996). "El mundo de la escena llora a Aurora Redondo, cuyos restos mortales fueron incinerados en La Almudena". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. p. 12. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ García, Rocío (12 March 1994). "El último aplauso a Fernando Rey". El País. Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Death of Mary Carmen Prendes www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2002/01/27/932867.html[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Cementerio de la Almudena at Wikimedia Commons- Our Lady of Almudena from Paths of the Dead
- Cementerio de la Almudena at GoogleMaps
