Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba

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Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba is a historic national necropolis renowned as the resting place of prominent Cuban independence leaders and cultural figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
national necropolis
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle eclectic
neoclassical elements
category Buildings and structures in Santiago de Cuba
Cemeteries in Cuba
National Monuments of Cuba
continent North America
country Cuba
dedicatedTo Cuban independence heroes
Cuban revolutionary figures
hasNearby Bay of Santiago de Cuba
Moncada Barracks
city center of Santiago de Cuba
hasPart Fidel Castro memorial stone
Mausoleum of José Martí
Republican-era mausoleums
Spanish colonial–era tombs
monument to the martyrs of the War of Independence
pantheon of the fallen of the 26th of July Movement
hasUse civil cemetery
military pantheon
heritageDesignation National Monument of Cuba
inception 1868
knownFor graves of Cuban cultural figures
graves of Cuban independence leaders
tomb of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
tomb of Emilio Bacardí
tomb of Fidel Castro
tomb of Frank País
tomb of José Martí
tomb of Mariana Grajales
tomb of Tomás Estrada Palma
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
locatedIn Santiago de Cuba
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Santiago de Cuba Province
locatedOn island of Cuba
material stone
white marble
officialName Cementerio Santa Ifigenia
operator authorities of Santiago de Cuba
owner Cuban state
linked to: State of Cuba
religion predominantly Catholic funerary tradition
significance national pantheon of Cuba
touristActivity changing of the guard ceremony at José Martí mausoleum
guided visits

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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes burialPlace Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba knownFor tomb of Emilio Bacardí
linked to: Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba