- Source: Central Cemetery of Valledupar
The Central Cemetery of Valledupar (Spanish: Cementerio Central de Valledupar) is the oldest cemetery in the Colombian city of Valledupar, capital of the department of Cesar. It was founded in 1806 by order of lieutenant governor Andrés Pinto Cotrín and is located on the current Calle 15 between carreras 9 and 10, in the El Centro neighborhood of the city.
Notable interments
Leandro Díaz (1928–2013), vallenato musical composer.
Rafael Escalona (1926–2009), Vallenato musical composer, winner of numerous awards and recognitions, is considered one of the best Vallenato composers, his biography inspired the making of a series and his name appears in One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Emiliano Zuleta (1912–2005), composer, accordionist and singer of Vallenato music.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cakupan Google Street View
- Central Cemetery of Valledupar
- Lists of cemeteries
- Cesar Department
- Sonia Bermúdez (thanatologist)
- Colombia
- Alfonso López Michelsen
- Luis Carlos Galán
- Google Street View coverage
- Google Street View in South America
