Find A Grave - Colombia

Arango, Débora b. November 11, 1907 d. December 4, 2005
Artist. She was born in Medellín (Colombia) and died in Envigado (Antioquía, Colombia). She was the disciple of painters Eladio Vélez and Pedro Nel Gómez. In 1939, she shocked the hypocrite moral of colombian society of her time, with her nude painting "Cantarina de Rosa." She was hardly criticized and almost excommunicated by the catholic church. In 1955, she exposed her works during a day in Madrid, because Franco's dictatorship censored the exhibition. Also, she was a critic of the politic...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Iglesia de San Marcos (Envigado, Antioquía), Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
Bidlack, Benjamin Alden b. September 8, 1804 d. February 6, 1849
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1841 to 1845. He also served as a Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1835, and as the United States Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada from 1845 until his death in 1849. (Bio by: K)
English Cemetery, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Borrero, Misael Pastrana b. November 14, 1923 d. August 21, 1997
President of Columbia (1970-1974); Father of president of columbia.
San Ignacio Church, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Catalina, La India b. 1507
Columbian Folk Figure. She was a young girl, and daughter of a cacique, or native chief, when she was taken prisoner by Spanish Captain Diego de Nicuesa, in Galerazamba. He took her to Santo Domingo, where she was sold as an orphan to a high ranking Spanish official, who baptized and educated her, raising her as if she was his own. When she was about 26, her adoptive mother died, and, with her only sister about to marry, she returned to her native city. Being fluent in both Spanish and the...[Read More]
Just outside the city wall, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia
Claver, Peter b. June 26, 1580 d. September 8, 1654
Roman Catholic Saint. A native of Spain, this young Jesuit left his home in 1610 to spend the rest of his life doing mission work in present day Colombia, South America. He was ordained in 1616 in the port city of Cartagena. This city was a major port for the slave trade. An estimated ten thousand slaves from West Africa were brought through there annually. This young priest was so dedicated to the plight of the slaves that he would meet them, often running through the water to board the ship...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Saint Peter Claver Church, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia
Plot: Encased within the high altar
de Lezo, Don Blas [memorial] b. 1689 d. 1741
Spanish naval hero. Veteran of 23 campaigns. In 1704 fought against Admiral Vernon in the Battle of Gibraltar, and the Battle of VŽlez-M‡laga lost his left leg to a cannonball, fighting French and Anglo-German squadrons. In the Battle of Toulon he lost his left eye, during the assault on Santa Catalina Castle. In 1713, during the Battle of Barcelona, he lost his right arm. In 1741 he was appointed to defend the City of Cartagena against an attacking fleet of 180 ships manned by 28,000 British...[Read More]
Fort of San Felipe de Barajas, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia
Duque, Aníbal Muñoz b. October 3, 1908 d. January 15, 1987
Roman Catholic Cardinal. A native of Santa Rosa de Osos, he studied at the Seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos, and he was ordained, on November 19, 1933, in his hometown. He worked as a Faculty member and prefect of the Minor Seminary of the Institute of Missions of Yarumal, from 1933 to 1937 and later was promoted and served as rector and vice-superior general of this same Institute from 1937 to 1950. On May 27, 1951, he was consecrated bishop of Socorro y San Gil. The next year, on December 18...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Santa Fe De Bogota Cathedral, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Plot: Nearby chapel of El Sagrario
Escobar Gaviria, Pablo Emilio b. December 1, 1948 d. December 2, 1993
Drug czar. Leader of the Medellin Cartel, he was killed in a rooftop of the safehouse where he was hiding in Medellin. At his height in the 1980's, he owned fleets of boats and planes, 19 separate residences in Medellin, each with its own helipad. Forbes magazines named him one of the 20 richest men in the world, more than once. He is the only declared public enemy Colombia has had in its history. At one time, Colombia and the US offered $8.7 million for his capture. He created an era of...[Read More] (Bio by: Maru Gines)
Cause of death: Shot and killed by Colombian authorities
Cemetario Jardins Montesacro, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
Jimenez de Quesada, Gonzalo b. 1499 d. 1579
Founder of Santa Fe De Bogota(now Bogota), the capital of Columbia.
Catedral Primada, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Jimenez de Quesada, Gonzalo [cenotaph] b. 1499 d. 1579
Founder of Santa Fe De Bogota(now Bogota), the capital of Columbia.
Bogata Central Cemetery, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Jimenez de Quesada, Gonzalo [original burial site] b. 1499 d. 1579
Founder of Santa Fe De Bogota(now Bogota), the capital of Columbia.
Santa Lucia Ruins, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Monument to the victims of the 20,000 Armero dead
Memorial monument to the 20,000 victims of the volcano (Nevado del Ruiz) that destroyed the city of Armero.
Armero memorial site, Armero, Tolima, Colombia
Moreno Durán, Rafael Humberto b. November 7, 1946 d. November 21, 2005
Author. He was born in Tunja, Bocayá, Colombia. He became well know for his trilogy "Femina Suite," that include "Juego de Damas," "Tique de Diana" and "Finale Capriccioso con Madonna." He also wrote "Mambrú Se Fue a la Guerra," the tales book "Cartas en el Asunto" and the essay "De la Barbarie a la Imaginación." He died of cancer in Bogotá, Colombia. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Jardines de la Paz, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Salavarrieta, Policarpa [cenotaph] b. January 26, 1795 d. November 14, 1817
Martyr of the Columbian revolution of 1817.
Santa Fe De Bogota Cathedral, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Wild, Edward Augustus b. November 25, 1825 d. August 28, 1891
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He served first as Colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel of the 35th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He lost an arm at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland, in September 1862. After recovering from the injury he was promoted Brigadier General and raised a brigade of African-American troops around New Bern, North Carolina called "Wild's African Brigade". After the war he became interested in silver mining and was...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Cementerio de San Pedro, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

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