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Presbitero Maestro
Presbitero Maestro is a cemetery in Lima, the capital city of Peru. It is also a museum, thought attempts to make it a museum exclusively have failed. The architectural styles of the mausoleums found within are broad ranging. It houses the remains of several important political, military and literary figures. Most prominent of all the mausoleums is the Panteon de los Proceres where heroes of the War of the Pacific are buried. The mausoleum's entrance reads "La Nacion a sus Defensores" .
History
The cemetery wasn't finished until 1807, thanks to the efforts of the Priest Matias Maestro. This multifaceted man, born in Vitoria (Spain) in 1776, came to Peru by the end of the 18th century to start a new business. In 1793, he became a Catholic Priest and since then he dedicated himself to renewing the churches and altarpieces with the latest fashion style: Neoclassical. He became General Director of Limas Public Beneficence Society in 1826 and died on January 7, 1835.
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