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Central Cemetery of Bogota
Central Cemetery of Bogota ('''''') is one of the main and most famous cemeteries in Colombia located in Bogota. Houses several national heroes, poets and former Colombian presidents and was declared National Monument in 1984. Some of the sculptors of the mausoleums are Tenerani and Sighinolfi.
List of famous people buried here
Julio Garavito - Astronomer
Rafael Pombo - Poet and writer
Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada - Founder
Francisco de Paula Santander - First constitutional Colombian president
Luis Carlos Galan - Former candidate for presidency
Virgilio Barco Vargas - Former president
Alfonso Lopez M. - Politician and former president
Enrique Olaya - Politician and former president
Laureano Gomez - Politician and former president
Gustavo Rojas - Former president
Rafael Reyes - Former president
Eduardo Santos - Former president
Marco F. Suarez - Former president
Manuel M. Toro - Former president
Gilberto Alzate - Former ambassador to Spain
Miguel Antonio Caro - Former president
Alfonso Lopez P. - Former president
Jaime Leal - Former candidate for presidency
Carlos Pizarro - Former candidate for presidency
External links
Central Cemetery of Bogota page
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