The General Cemetery of La Paz () is a public cemetery located in the Max Paredes macro-district, in the northwest area of

La Paz La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...

, Bolivia, and has an area of 92,000 square meters.

History

The General Cemetery of La Paz was established during the presidency of

Andrés de Santa Cruz Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana (; 30 November 1792 – 25 September 1865) was a Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827, the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of ...

, according to D.S. of

Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" (), was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate ...

which establishes the implementation of cemeteries throughout the country.

Characteristics

The General Cemetery has a main entrance for the entrance of the funeral processions, this entrance has an arch that marks the access from Avenida Baptista, the entrance leads directly to the main chapel, a Catholic temple designed by the urban architect Julio Mariaca Pando. The configuration and structure of the cemetery corresponds to different stages of construction and includes different styles. The layout presents pedestrian pathways of different materials that connect group pavilions called barracks, as well as family and personal mausoleums and tributes to prominent figures.

Notable interments

Jaime Sáenz Jaime Sáenz Guzmán (8 October 1921 – 16 August 1986) was a Bolivian writer, poet, novelist, journalist, essayist, illustrator, dramaturge, and professor, known best for his narrative and poetic works. His poetry, though individual to the poi ...

(1921–1986), writer

References

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