Panteón de Dolores - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Panteón Civil de Dolores is the largest cemetery

Cemetery

A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...

in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

and contains the "Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres" (Rotunda of Illustrious Persons). It is located on Constituyentes Avenue in Miguel Hidalgo borough

Miguel Hidalgo, D.F.

Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough includes some of the most affluent parts of Mexico City, such as Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco. Its population at the 2010 census was 372,889 inhabitants, and it lies at an elevation of...

of Mexico City

Mexico City

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, between sections two and three of Chapultepec Park. The history of the cemetery goes back to 1870 when Juan Manuel Benfield, owner of El Rancho de Coscoacoaco (his wife was Concepción Gayosso y Mugarrieta sister of Eusebio Gayosso) set aside an are of his ranch measuring 240 square hectometre (0.926645180622084 sq mi), called La Tabla de Delores, on which to found a cemetery. In 1875, the cemetery was opened and named El Panteon Civil de Dolores. Juan Manuel Benfield founded the Cemetery in honor of his sister who died in Veracruz shortly after she had arrived from London with their parents. As they were Anglicans, and all cemeteries in Veracruz were consecrated for use only by Roman Catholics, the only suitable burial ground to be had was on the beach. Today the cemetery has about 700,000 tombs, many with multiple occupants.

The Rotunda of Illustrious Persons

The Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres (Rotunda of Illustrious Persons) is a site that honors those who are considered to have exalted the civic, national and human values of Mexico. It contains the remains of those who have made important contributions in the military, civic and cultural fields. Originally named “The Rotunda of Illustrious Men” (Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres), it was conceived by then President

President of Mexico

The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico.-Background:...

as a space to perpetuate the memory of chosen men. The decree reads “In this place of honor, the necessary land will be given free of charge to erect the monuments designed to guard the remains of or perpetuate the memory of the illustrious men who are decreed or for whom posthumous honors are decreed.” In 1876, The first person to be honored with a burial there was a soldier by the name of Pedro Litechipia, who died fighting against the empire of Maximilian

Second Mexican Empire

The Second Mexican Empire was the name of Mexico under the regime established from 1864 to 1867. It was created by Napoleon III of France, who attempted to use the Mexican adventure to recapture some of the grandeur of earlier Napoleonic times...

. By decree of President Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...

in 2003, the name was changed to Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres (Rotunda of Distinguished Persons, rather than Men) as the Rotunda has a number of female occupants. The Rotunda contains the graves of three former presidents, many heroes from the Mexican Revolution

Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...

, writers, artists and scientists. The National General Archive

Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico)

The Archivo General de la Nación is charged by the Mexican state to "be the governing body of the national archives and the central consultative entity of the Federal Executive." The writer Edmundo O'Gorman was its general director from 1938 until 1952...

shows 104 images of those buried there.

Problems

Although it is considered the largest cemetery in Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, the most serious problem at the cemetery is that it has run out of space. No new grave sites have been established since 1975, and only families who bought a site in perpetuity before 1977 may bury members in the cemetery, but must stack them above those already interred. Municipal laws only allow for five bodies to be buried in the same plot, but in some tombs as many as ten have been buried one atop another.

The cemetery is working to encourage the acceptance of cremation

Cremation

Cremation is the process of reducing bodies to basic chemical compounds such as gasses and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high-temperature burning, vaporization and oxidation....

as an alternative, and the crowded conditions, along with the desire to be interred there, has created demand for exhumation and cremation services. The cemetery has four crematoria averaging about four cremations daily. However, about ten traditional burials a day are still performed there, all in graves that had been used previously.

The cemetery is listed with National Institute of Anthropology and History as a historical monument due to the persons interred and age of the cemetery. However, this has not kept the cemetery in good repair. There are problems with maintenance and security. In the back part of the cemetery in a gully, workers have discarded old coffins and urns that are considered unusable. Those who work in the cemetery testify to graverobbing here for artistic and archeological pieces. In January 2009, a section of the original retaining wall built in the 19th century on the south side fell. This section was over a km long and 4 meters high, damaging a number of graves. Rehabilitation work was scheduled for September 2008 at a cost of 10 million pesos with a focus of making the cemetery more dignified for visitors, including the remodeling of the main entrance on Constituyentes Avenue.

Notable people interred at the Panteón Dolores

The following is the list of people currently interred at the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons:

Name	Occupation	Birthplace	Dates of birth & death	Date interred
David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros José David Alfaro Siqueiros was a social realist painter, known for his large murals in fresco that helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance, together with works by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, and also a member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an...	muralist	Chihuahua	1896-1974	Jan 8, 1974
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio was a Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician.Altamirano was born in Tixtla, Guerrero, of pure indigenous Nahua heritage. His father was the mayor of Tixtla, this allowed Ignacio to attend school there...	lawyer, novelist, diplomat	Guerrero	1834-1893	Nov 14, 1934
Juan Álvarez Juan Álvarez Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado was a general and interim president of Mexico for a few months in 1855. He fought in all the major wars of Mexico, from the War of Independence through the Pastry War, the Mexican-American War, and the War of the Reform to the war against the French Intervention...	interim president	Guerrero	1790-1867	Dec 27, 1922
Eligio Ancona del Castillo Eligio Ancona del Castillo Eligio Ancona del Castillo was a Mexican lawyer and liberal. He served as governor of the state of Yucatán from 1868 to 1875. He was also an author and novelist; author of a notable compendium of the history of Yucatán...	author, playwright, governor	Yucatán	1835-1893	Apr 13, 1903
Agustín Aragón León Agustín Aragón León Agustín Aragón León was a Mexican politician, serving in the Chamber of Deputies. He was also an avid educator and promoter of the positivist ideology in Mexico...	educator, deputy	Morelos	1870-1954	Mar 31, 1954
Mariano Arista Nuez Mariano Arista Mariano Arista was a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth century wars who served as president of Mexico from 15 January 1851 to 6 January 1853....	president, military leader	San Luis Potosí	1802-1855	Oct 8, 1881
Ponciano Arriaga Ponciano Arriaga Ponciano Arriaga was a lawyer and politician from San Luis Potosí.Arriaga rose to prominence in the late 1840s and is particularly known for pushing for the equality of people through property rights. Arriaga proposed a law in which the government would confiscate lands from the local hacienda...	governor, lawyer	San Luis Potosí	1811-1863	Jun 22, 1900
Manuel Azpiroz Manuel Azpiroz Manuel Aspiroz was a Mexican lawyer. Aspiroz fought with the Mexican Army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. He later participated in the war council that condemned and executed Emperor Maximillian, Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía, after capture by the Liberals, in 1867...	military leader, diplomat	Puebla	1836-1905	Apr 24, 1905
Mariano Azuela Mariano Azuela Mariano Azuela González was a Mexican author and physician, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910...	author, physician	Jalisco	1873-1952	Mar 2, 1952
Joaquín Baranda Joaquín Baranda Joaquín Baranda was a Mexican politician, lawyer and jurist. He played a main role in the creation of institutions like the Attorney General of Mexico and the Escuela Normal para Profesores...	jurist, deputy	Yucatán	1840-1909	Jun 29, 1981
Gabino Barreda Gabino Barreda Gabino Barreda was a Mexican physician and philosopher oriented to French positivism.After participating in the U.S.-Mexican War defending his country as a volunteer, he studied medicine in Paris . There he became acquainted with Auguste Comte's doctrine, before his first publications in philosophy...	educator	Puebla	1818-1881	Jan 22, 1968
Felipe Berriozábal Felipe Berriozábal Felipe Berriozábal was a Mexican politician, engineer and military leader. He participated in the Reform War and in the fight against French Intervention in Mexico...	military leader, governor	Zacatecas	1829-1900	Jan 12, 1900
Calixto Bravo Villaso Calixto Bravo Villaso Calixto Bravo Villaso was a Mexican colonel, he was a cousin of Nicolás Bravo. Bravo served in the Mexican Army during the Mexican War of Independence and in the Mexican–American War. He heroically defended the city of Laredo against the United States Army , with a small company of only 48 men...	military leader	Guerrero	1790-1878	Apr 7, 1878
Emilio Carranza Rodríguez Emilio Carranza Captain Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was a noted Mexican aviator and national hero, nicknamed the "Lindbergh of Mexico". He was killed while returning from a historic goodwill flight from Mexico City to the United States....	aviator	Coahuila	1905-1928	Jul 24, 1928
Nabor Carrillo Flores Nabor Carrillo Flores Nabor Carrillo Flores is the third son of Mexican composer Julián Carrillo Trujillo. He did his first studies in Mexico City and he continued them in New York. On his return to Mexico, he made his studies of preparatory and those of civil engineering at the National University , where he graduated...	scientist	Mexico City	1911-1967	Jan 28, 1975
Julián Carrillo Julián Carrillo Julián Carrillo Trujillo was a Mexican composer, conductor, violinist and music theorist, famous for developing a theory of microtonal music which he dubbed "The Thirteenth Sound" .-Biography:...	musician, composer	San Luis Potosí	1875-1965	Jan 28, 1975
Alfonso Caso Alfonso Caso Alfonso Caso y Andrade was an archaeologist who made important contributions to pre-Columbian studies in his native Mexico. Caso believed that the systematic study of ancient Mexican civilizations was an important way to understand Mexican cultural roots...	archaeologist, anthropologist	Mexico City	1896-1970	Jan 7, 1974
Antonio Caso	author, philosopher	Mexico City	1883-1946	Dec 19, 1963
Rosario Castellanos Rosario Castellanos Rosario Castellanos was a Mexican poet and author. Along with the other members of the Generation of 1950 , she was one of Mexico's most important literary voices in the last century...	author, teacher, diplomat	Mexico City	1925-1974	Aug 9, 1974
Heberto Castillo Heberto Castillo Heberto Castillo Martínez was a Mexican civil engineer and political activist.Castillo was born in Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz, and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the National Autonomous University...	social leader, engineer, politician	Veracruz	1928-1997	Apr 5, 2004
José Cevallos Cepeda José Cevallos Cepeda José Cevallos Cepeda was a Mexican politician and military leader. He participated in the resistance against French Intervention in Mexico. During his service in the Mexican Army, Cevallos was commander of the armed forces of Mazatlan and the state of Veracruz...	military leader, governor	Durango	1831-1893	Apr 22, 1893
Francisco Javier Clavijero Francisco Javier Clavijero Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray , was a Novohispano Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian...	historian, teacher	Veracruz	1731-1787	Aug 6, 1970
Diódoro Corella Diódoro Corella Diódoro Corella was a Mexican military leader. Corella was a republican and strongly opposed French Intervention in Mexico, reason why he was exiled by the conservative government. He returned to Mexico upon the victory of Benito Juárez and fought against Porfirio Díaz when he tried to rise to power...	military leader	Sonora	1838-1876	Jun 17, 1876
Carlos Chávez Carlos Chávez Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of his six Symphonies, his Symphony No...	musician, composer	Mexico City	1899-1978	Aug 3, 1978
Ignacio Chávez Ignacio Chávez Ignacio Chávez may refer to:Ignacio Chávez, President of Nicaragua in 1891Dr. Ignacio Chávez, Mexican physician, founding member of the Colegio Nacional...	physician, scientist	Michoacán	1897-1979	Feb 26, 1997
Santos Degollado Santos Degollado José Santos Degollado Sánchez was a Mexican politician and military leader. During his service in the Mexican Army, Degollado fought against López de Santa Anna and later alongside Benito Juárez. He was deputy, and later governor of the state of Michoacán...	military leader, politician	Guanajuato	1811-1861	Nov 26, 1936
Francisco Díaz Covarrubias	engineer, scientist, diplomat	Veracruz	1833-1889	Oct 29, 1921
Salvador Díaz Mirón Salvador Díaz Mirón Salvador Díaz Mirón was a Mexican poet. He was born in the port city of Veracruz. His early verse, written in a passionate, romantic style, was influenced by Lord Byron and Victor Hugo. His later verse was more classical in mode. His poem, A Gloria, was influential...	poet, politician, journalist	Veracruz	1853-1928	Jun 16, 1928
Mariano Escobedo Mariano Escobedo Mariano Escobedo was a Mexican Army general and former Governor of Nuevo León.He was born on January 16, 1826 in Galeana, Nuevo León. He fought during the Mexican American War in the army with the rank of lieutenant...	military leader, politician	Nuevo León	1826-1902	May 24, 1902
Genaro Estrada Genaro Estrada Genaro Estrada was a Mexican statesman, academic, and writer.Estrada was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. He served as a journalist in Mazatlán early in life, then moved to Mexico City in 1912, where he was professor at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria and entered the capital's cultural and political...	historian, politician	Sinaloa	1887-1937	Oct 3, 1977
Viginia Fábregas	stage actress	Morelos	1872-1950	Nov 18, 1950
Ricardo Flores Magón Ricardo Flores Magón Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón was a noted Mexican anarchist and social reform activist. His brothers Enrique and Jesús were also active in politics. Followers of the Magón brothers were known as Magonistas....	journalist, ideologist	Oaxaca	1874-1922	May 1, 1945
Juan José de la Garza	governor, jurist, military leader	Tamaulipas	1826-1893	Oct 18, 1893
Emma Godoy	author	Guanajuato	1918-1989	Nov 28, 2006
Valentín Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farías was several times acting President of Mexico in the 1830s and 1840s.Gomez Farias was one of the more important political figures in early Mexico. The first presidency of Santa Anna from 1833 to 1836 was a temporary victory for the Mexican Liberals...	deputy, physician, president	Jalisco	1781-1858	Jul 3, 1933
Manuel Gómez Morín Manuel Gómez Morín Manuel Gómez Morín was a Mexican politician. He was a founding member of the National Action Party, and one of its theoreticians...	ideologist	Chihuahua	1897-1972	Feb 27, 2004
Manuel González Flores	president, military leader	Tamaulipas	1833-1893	May 11, 1893
Francisco González Bocanegra Francisco González Bocanegra Francisco González Bocanegra was a Mexican poet who wrote the lyrics of the Mexican National Anthem in 1853....	poet, author	San Luis Potosí	1824-1861	Sep 27, 1932
Enrique González Martínez Enrique González Martínez Enrique González Martínez was a Mexican poet, diplomat, surgeon and obstetrician. His poetry is considered to be primarily Modernist in nature, with elements of French symbolism....	author, diplomat	Jalisco	1871-1952	Feb 20, 1952
Jesús González Ortega	military leader, governor	Zacatecas	1822-1881	Apr 1, 1881
Donato Guerra Donato Guerra Villa Donato Guerra is the municipal seat of the municipality called Donato Guerra in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The area is also known as Malacatepec and La Asunción Malacatepec. Donato Guerra is located in the western part of the State of Mexico. In the region that is identified with Valle...	military leader	Jalisco	1932-1876	May 27, 1896
Guillermo Haro Guillermo Haro Professor Guillermo Haro was born in Mexico City where he grew during the time of the Mexican Revolution. He studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico...	astronomer	Mexico City	1913-1988	Aug 6, 1994
José María Iglesias José María Iglesias José María Iglesias Inzaurraga was a Mexican lawyer, professor, journalist and politician. From October 31, 1876 to January 23, 1877 he claimed the interim presidency of Mexico...	president, jurist	Mexico City	1823-1891	Jan 29, 1987
Agustín Lara Agustín Lara Agustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move again to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After Lara's mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their...	musician, composer	Veracruz	1900-1970	Nov 9, 1970
María Lavalle Urbina María Lavalle Urbina María Lavalle Urbina was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the first female president of the Mexican Senate.-Education and professional career:...	magistrate, senator, rights activist	Campeche	1908-1996	Nov 28, 2006
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico.-Background:...	president, lawyer, politician	Veracruz	1823-1889	May 14, 1889
Pedro Letechipía	military leader	Zacatecas	1832-1876	Mar 21, 1876
Vicente Lombardo Toledano Vicente Lombardo Toledano Vicente Lombardo Toledano was one of the foremost Mexican labor leaders of the 20th century. He founded the Confederation of Mexican Workers , the national labor federation most closely associated with the ruling party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party , for most of the last sixty-five years...	politician, ideologist	Puebla	1894-1968	Jul 16, 1994
Ramón López Velarde Ramón López Velarde Ramón López Velarde was aMexican poet. His work is generally considered to be postmodern, but is unique for its subject matter. He achieved great fame in his native land, to the point of being considered Mexico's national poet....	poet	Zacatecas	1888-1921	Jun 15, 1963
Francisco Martínez de la Vega	journalist, governor	San Luis Potosí	1909-1985	Aug 6, 1994
José María Mata	military leader, diplomat	Veracruz	1819-1895	Mar 16, 1900
Juan A. Mateos	author, politician	Mexico City	1831-1813	Dic 30, 1913
Ignacio Mejía	military leader, politician	Oaxaca	1814-1906	Jun 27, 1914
Juan N. Méndez Juan N. Méndez Juan Nepomuceno Méndez was a Mexican general, a Liberal politician and confidante of Porfirio Díaz, and interim president of the Republic for a few months during the Porfiriato...	president, military leader	Puebla	1820-1894	Dec 3, 1894
Francisco Montes de Oca	military physician	Mexico City	1837-1885	May 18, 1885
José María Luis Mora	politician, historian	Guanajuato	1794-1850	Jun 24, 1963
Gerardo Murillo, "Dr. Atl"	muralist	Jalisco	1875-1964	Aug 16, 1964
Miguel Negrete	military leader, minister	Puebla	1824-1897	May 5, 1948
Amado Nervo Amado Nervo Amado Nervo also known as Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo was the Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, journalist, poet, and educator. His poetry was known for its use of metaphor and reference to mysticism, presenting both love and religion, as well as Christianity and Hinduism...	poet, journalist, diplomat	Nayarit	1870-1919	Nov 14, 1919
Jaime Nunó Jaime Nunó Jaime Nunó Roca was a Catalan composer who composed music for Mexico's national anthem.He was born on September 8, 1824 in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, a town in the province of Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. Both his parents, Francesc Nunó and Magdalena Roca, died before his ninth birthday...	musician, composer	Catalonia, Spain	1824-1908	Oct 11, 1942
Juan O'Gorman Juan O'Gorman Juan O'Gorman was a Mexican painter and architect.-Biography:O'Gorman was born in Coyoacán, then a village to the south of Mexico City and now a borough of the Federal District, to an Irish father, Cecil Crawford O'Gorman and a Mexican mother...	muralist, architect	Mexico City	1905-1982	Nov 11, 1982
Melchor Ocampo Melchor Ocampo Melchor Ocampo was a Mexican lawyer, scientist, and liberal politician.His home state was renamed Michoacán de Ocampo in his honour.-Studies:...	politician, lawyer	Michoacán	1814-1861	Jun 3, 1897
Isaac Ochotorena	biologist, educator	Puebla	1885-1950	Apr 12, 1950
Pedro Ogazón Rubio	governor, politician	Jalisco	1824-1890	May 3, 1890
José Clemente Orozco José Clemente Orozco José Clemente Orozco was a Mexican social realist painter, who specialized in bold murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others...	muralist	Jalisco	1883-1949	Sep 8, 1949
Manuel José Othón Manuel José Othón Manuel José Othón was a poet, playwright, and Mexican politician. One of his most famous works is Idilio salvaje considered one of the most representative poems of Mexico....	poet, playwright, deputy	San Luis Potosí	1858-1906	Jun 14, 1964
Carlos Pacheco Carlos Pacheco Carlos Pacheco is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller. Pacheco was born in San Roque, Cádiz. He is best known in the United States for his work on titles such as Avengers Forever, X-Men and Green Lantern...	military leader, politician	Chihuahua	1839-1891	Sep 19, 1891
Carlos Pellicer Carlos Pellicer Carlos Pellicer Cámara , born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, was part of the first wave of modernist Mexican poets and was heavily active in the promotion of Mexican art and literature...	poet, curator	Tabasco	1899-1977	Mar 31, 1977
Manuel de la Peña y Peña	president, jurist	Mexico City	1789-1850	Jan 2, 1895
Ángela Peralta Ángela Peralta Ángela Peralta was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic life of 19th century Mexico...	opera singer, composer	Mexico City	1845-1883	Apr 17, 1937
Basilio Pérez Gallardo	politician, author	Zacatecas	1817-1889	Feb 6, 1889
José María Pino Suárez José María Pino Suárez José María Pino Suárez was a Mexican statesman, revolutionary, poet, journalist and jurist who served as Vice President of Mexico , Secreatry of Education and Governor of Yucatán...	vicepresident, author, politician	Tabasco	1869-1913	Nov 6, 1986
Manuel M. Ponce	musician, composer	Zacatecas	1886-1948	Oct 4, 1952
Guillermo Prieto Guillermo Prieto Guillermo Prieto Pradillo was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, chronicler, journalist, essayist, patriot and Liberal politician...	politician, author	Mexico City	1818-1897	Mar 4, 1897
Bernardo Quintana Bernardo Quintana Arrioja Bernardo Quintana Arrioja was a Mexican civil engineer who contributed to his country's infrastructure during the second part of the twentieth century...	engineer	Mexico City	1919-1984	Oct 20, 2005
Ignacio Ramírez, "El Nigromante" Ignacio Ramírez Juan Ignacio Paulino Ramírez Calzada was a Mexican writer, poet, journalist, lawyer, atheist, and political libertarian from San Miguel de Allende who used the pen name, El Nigromante . He defended the rights of Indians...	politician, journalist, author	Guanajuato	1818-1879	Oct 7, 1934
Rafael Ramírez Castañeda	educator	Veracruz	1885-1959	Mar 23, 1976
Carlos Ramírez Ulloa Carlos Ramírez Ulloa Carlos Ramírez Ulloa was a Mexican civil engineer.He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco.At the age of 21 he completed his degree as a civil engineer at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México....	engineer	Jalisco	1903-1980	Aug 14, 1981
Miguel Ramos Arizpe Miguel Ramos Arizpe Don Miguel Ramos Arizpe was a Mexican priest and politician who served as deputy in 1810...	politician, priest	Coahuila	1775-1843	Jun 29, 1974
Silvestre Revueltas Silvestre Revueltas Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor.-Life:...	musician, composer	Durango	1899-1940	Mar 23, 1976
Jesús Reyes Heroles	ideologist, historian, politician	Veracruz	1921-1985	Mar 5, 2003
Alfonso Reyes Alfonso Reyes Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat.-Early life:Alfonso Reyes parents were Bernardo Reyes and Aurelia Ochoa...	author, diplomat	Nuevo León	1889-1959	Dec 28, 1959
Dolores del Río Dolores del Río Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...	actress	Durango	1906-1983	Nov 28, 2006
Vicente Riva Palacio Vicente Riva Palacio Vicente Florencio Carlos Riva Palacio Guerrero was a Mexican politician and intellectual....	author, historian, politician	Mexico City	1832-1896	May 20, 1936
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...	muralist, painter	Guanajuato	1886-1957	Nov 26, 1957
Sóstenes Rocha	military leader	Guanajuato	1831-1897	April 1, 1897
Antonio Rosales	military leader, poet, journalist	Zacatecas	1822-1865	Jan 5, 1923
Juventino Rosas Juventino Rosas José Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas was a Mexican composer and violinist.-Life and career:Rosas was born in Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, now renamed Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas. Rosas began his musical career as a street musician and playing with dance music bands in Mexico City...	musician, composer	Guanajuato	1868-1894	Jan 5, 1923
Arturo Rosenblueth Arturo Rosenblueth Arturo Rosenblueth Stearns was a Mexican researcher, physician and physiologist, who is known as one of the pioneers of cybernetics.- Biography:...	physician, researcher	Chihuahua	1900-1970	Jan 7, 1974
Carlos Rovirosa	aviator	Tabasco	1904-1930	May 24, 1930
Miguel Ruelas	lawyer, diplomat	Zacatecas	1838-1880	Oct 30, 1881
Moisés Sáenz	educator	Nuevo León	1888-1941	Jun 29, 1981
Pedro Sainz de Baranda	military leader	Campeche	1787-1845	Mar 13, 1987
Rosendo Salazar	ideologist, worker	Puebla	1888-1971	Dec 19, 1971
Manuel Sandoval Vallarta	physicist, researcher	Mexico City	1899-1977	Oct 5, 1988
Francisco Sarabia	aviator	Durango	1900-1939	Jun 11, 1939
Pablo Sidar	aviator	Zaragoza, Spain	1895-1930	May 24, 1930
Justo Sierra Justo Sierra Justo Sierra Méndez , was a prominent Mexican writer, journalist, poet and political figure of the second half of the nineteenth century. He was the son of Mexican novelist Justo Sierra O'Reilly, who is credited with inspiring his son with the spirit of literature...	historian, politician, poet	Campeche	1848-1912	Nov 5, 1946
Jesús Silva Herzog Jesús Silva Herzog Jesús Silva Herzog Flores is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party...	economist, sociologist, teacher	San Luis Potosí	1893-1985	Nov 14, 1988
José Juan Tablada José Juan Tablada José Juan Tablada was a Mexican poet, art critic, and diplomat. Traveled briefly in Japan and later translated and wrote haiku, introducing the poetic form to Spanish language readers.-External links:*-Sources:...	diplomat, author	Mexico City	1871-1945	Nov 5, 1946
Jaime Torres Bodet Jaime Torres Bodet Jaime Torres Bodet was a prominent Mexican politician and writer who served in the executive cabinet of three Presidents of Mexico....	poet, diplomat	Mexico City	1902-1974	May 14, 1974
Gregorio Torres Quintero	educator, short story author	Colima	1866-1934	Jun 29, 1981
Luis G. Urbina	poet, journalist	Mexico City	1864-1934	Dec 13, 1934
Francisco L. Urquizo	revolutionary general, historian	Coahuila	1891-1969	Aug 6, 1994
Jesús Urueta	politician, journalist	Chihuahua	1867-1920	Mar 29, 1921
Basilio Vadillo	educator, diplomat, politician	Jalisco	1885-1935	Nov 5, 1935
Ignacio L. Vallarta	governor, jurist, politician	Jalisco	1830-1893	Jan 10, 1894
Leandro Valle	military leader	Mexico City	1833-1861	Jun 18, 1987
Felipe Villanueva	musician, composer	State of Mexico	1862-1893	Aug 27, 1945
Agustín Yáñez Agustín Yáñez Agustín Yáñez Delgadillo was a notable Mexican writer and politician who served as Governor of Jalisco and Secretary of Public Education during Gustavo Díaz Ordaz's presidency...	governor, author, politician	Jalisco	1904-1980	Jan 18, 1980

The Rotunda of Illustrious Persons

Problems

Notable people interred at the Panteón Dolores

See also