The cemetery of Columbus in Havana

I was walking along Havana, in Cuba, when, in the Square of the Revolution, specifically in the Preserve area, I came across with the Cemetery of Columbus, a mystical place, an authentic city of the dead persons, as he is met here. More than persons' million were buried here, and it is a National Monument from 1987.

The Cemetery of Columbus was designed by the Spanish architect Calixto de Loira. It was constructed between 1871 and 1886, and one organizes in symmetry, like the ancient Roman camps. In fact, if you notice well, it is a reflex of the Cuban society, but in stone. It is a city of granite and stone, with angels of marble, small temples, Egyptian pyramids and a mausoleum. Really it is a destination for the curious tourists.

The Cemetery of Columbus was constructed in the beginning to receive the noblemen of Havana. The best architects of Cuba were in charge of designing ostentatious pantheons, chapels, mausoleums and graves. There are areas separated for not Catholics and for those who died as a consequence of serious contagious epidemics.

Here there are buried big personal details, colonial and revolutionary, intellectual aristocrats and artists. Between them, of more acquaintances, Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer of fame, or Alberto Korda Gutiérrez, who became famous for the famous photo of Ché Guevara. Also there are many graves that are anonymous.

The cemetery also corresponds to the history of the city. The Mausoleum of the Firemen is a monument that he remembers the victims of the shop Isasi, on May 17, 1890. The statue in the top part of the monument is the highest of the whole cemetery. Also there is a monument in homage to the students murdered during the attack to the Presidential Palace of Cambric in 1957.

Nevertheless, the most visited grave of this cemetery is the Grave of the Miraculous one. It is a question of the place of eternal rest of Amelia Goyre of Sickle, who died on May 3, 1901, after giving birth to his son. The child, who also died, was buried in the same coffin to the feet of his mother. The legend counts that, when later the coffin was opened, the child was in the arms of the mother.
The Miraculous one is venerated by the Cuban like not official saint, who protects the children. The women without children come to say him so far in waiting of being able to remain pregnant women. The grave is always adorned by flowers and written notes.

Additional information

The Cemetery of Columbus opens every day from 08.00 until 17.00 hours. In the entry office a map of the enclosure sells at the cost of 1 dollar. Holding a permit visits are offered.

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