Cementerio de la Almudena
Cemetery in Madrid, Spain
The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery ), former Necrópolis del Este (East cemetery)[ 1] 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]
View of the cemetery buildings. Chapel. Graves in the cemetery
Notable burials
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877–1949), president of the Second Spanish Republic Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), poet, Nobel laureate[ 3] Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), writerFrancisco Alonso (1890–1948), composerJosé María Alvira (1864–1938), composerÁngel de Andrés (1918–2006), actor and theatre directorJosé Millán-Astray (1879-1954), founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion Luis Barbero (1916–2005), actorPío Baroja (1872–1956), Spanish writerJosé Bódalo (1916–1985), actorJulia Caba Alba (1902–1988), actressJosé María Caffarel (1919–1999), actorEstrellita Castro (1914–1983), singer, actressEvangelina Sobredo Galanes (1948–1976), singerLa Chelito (1885–1959), Cuban-born Spanish cuplé singerJosé Cubero Sánchez (1964–1985), French-born Spanish bullfighter Marujita Díaz (1932–2015), singer and actressAlfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), Real Madrid playerAntonio Flores (1961–1995), rock musicianLola Flores (1923–1995), famous gypsy singer, dancer and actressAntonia 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), philosopherCarlos Marín Menchero (1968–2021), singer and producerAlfredo Mayo (1911–1985), actorAntonio Molina (1928–1992), actorMatilde Muñoz Sampedro (1906–1969) actressJuan Carlos Onetti (1909–1994), Uruguayan authorLuis Peña (1918–1977), actorBenito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), Spanish writerÁngel Picazo (1917–1998), actorEmiliano Piedra (1931–1991), film producerMercedes Prendes (1908–1981), actressSantiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934), scientist, Nobel prize winner sometimes considered the father of modern neuroscience [ 6] Olga Ramos (1918–2005), singerEfrén Rebolledo (1877–1929), Mexican poet and diplomatAurora Redondo (1900–1996), actress[ 7] [ 8] Fernando Rey (1917–1994), actor[ 9] Federico Romero (1886–1976), poet and librettistCarmen Sánchez (1898–1985), actress, producer and singer.Enrique Urquijo (1960–1999), singerSalvador Videgain (1886–1947), actor, director, author and producer of theatre.Frank Yerby (1916–1991), African-American novelistCarlos Marin Menchero (1968-2021), singer and producer
References
^ Vidal, Juantxo (8 May 2017). "La ciudad del recuerdo" . Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española . 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 Prisa . Retrieved 9 May 2019 . ^ Morales, Manuel (16 March 2016). "La belleza eterna de la Alhambra" . El País Prisa . Retrieved 2 July 2019 . ^ "Fallece Laureano López Rodó, impulsor de la economía española en los 60" . El Mundo . 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 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 Vocento . p. 12. Retrieved 9 May 2019 . ^ García, Rocío (12 March 1994). "El último aplauso a Fernando Rey" . El País Prisa . Retrieved 9 May 2019 .
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