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Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo

Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo

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Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo aka Cementerio de San Carlos or San Carlos Cemetery is located in Matanzas
Matanzas
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the city of bridges, of...

, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...

. It was inaugurated on September 2, 1872 on 13.5 hectacres. The U.S. Congressman Joseph Marion Hernandez
Joseph Marion Hernández
José Mariano Hernández was the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Congress and was the first . He served from September 1822 to March 1823....

 is interred there in the del Junco
Del Junco
del Junco is a Spanish surname meaning “from the reeds”. The most notable family with this name is the Rodrigo del Junco family which originally came from Asturias, Spain. In the 16th century they immigrated to St. Augustine, Florida and then in the mid 17th century to Matanzas, Cuba. Their home...

family crypt.
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Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo aka Cementerio de San Carlos or San Carlos Cemetery is located in Matanzas
Matanzas
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the city of bridges, of...

, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...

. It was inaugurated on September 2, 1872 on 13.5 hectacres. The U.S. Congressman Joseph Marion Hernandez
Joseph Marion Hernández
José Mariano Hernández was the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Congress and was the first . He served from September 1822 to March 1823....

 is interred there in the del Junco
Del Junco
del Junco is a Spanish surname meaning “from the reeds”. The most notable family with this name is the Rodrigo del Junco family which originally came from Asturias, Spain. In the 16th century they immigrated to St. Augustine, Florida and then in the mid 17th century to Matanzas, Cuba. Their home...

family crypt.