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Arteaga y Betancourt, Manuel b. December 28, 1879 d. March 20, 1963
Religious Figure. Born in Camagüey, he studied at the Seminary of Caracas at the Central University of Venezuela. He was elected Archbishop of Havana, on December 26, 1941 and created Cardinal by Pope Pius XII on February 18, 1946. He suffered persecution by the Communist regime of Fidel Castro and in 1961 and 1962, he sought asylum in the Argentinean Embassy, and the nunciature in Havana. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Azoy, Alberto d. September 18, 1952
Cuban Baseball Manager. Born in Cuba, during his career in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, he managed several of the best teams in Cuban baseball history. As manger, he led the his teams to six championships with the Havanista in 1899, the Havana Habana team (1901-04) and the Havana Club Fe in 1906, which had not won for 15 years. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: He is interred within the 1942 monument to baseballists
Azurduy Palacios, Beatriz b. 1952 d. July 20, 2003
Motion Picture Director. She is bound very indissolubly to the filmography of Jorge Sanjinés, with whom she was united for more than 28 years. Among the works she contributed to, either as producer, editor or screenwriter, were “¡Fuera de aquí!”, “Banderas del amanecer”, “La nación clandestina” y “Para recibir el canto de los pájaros”. She was a member of the board of directors of the “Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano”. She represented Bolivia at the International School of Cinema and...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Bomberos Monument d. May 17, 1890
Bomberos (Firefighters) Monument for the firefighters who lost their lives in the fire of May 17, 1890.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Capablanca, Jose Raul b. November 19, 1888 d. March 8, 1942
Jose Raul Capablanca. World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. He is considered by many to have been one of the greatest chess players of all time. Capablanca came to world attention when he participated in a tournament at San Sebastian, Spain in 1911, winning first place against the leading players of the day. In 1913 he was given nominal employment as a diplomat with the Cuban Foreign Ministry, a cover which secured for him a steady income while he played chess full time. In 1914 he was one...[Read More] (Bio by: Kenneth Cohen)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: NW, Calle 8/Calle B
Carpentier, Alejo b. December 26, 1904 d. April 25, 1980
Noted Cuban Writer. He obtained Cervantes Award in 1976. Among his books "Écue-Yamba-Ó," "El Reino de este Mundo," "Los Pasos Perdidos," and "El Concierto Barroco." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Chabás, Juan b. September 10, 1910 d. October 29, 1954
Author. He was born in Denia, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana He was a member of Generation of 1927. He worked for magazines such as "Cervantes," "Tableros" and "Horizonte" and for the newspapers "Diario de Barcelona" and "Luz" of Madrid. During Spanish Civil War, he was a member of Alliance of Antifascist Intelectuals. Later, he was forced to exile and moved to Cuba, until his death. Among his books "Sin Velas, Desvelada," "Puerto de Sombra," "Espejos," "Fábula y Vida" and "Árbol de Ti Nacido."...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
De Blanck, Hubert b. June 11, 1856 d. November 28, 1932
Pianist, Educator, Composer. He was a major figure in Cuba's classical music scene for nearly 50 years. De Blanck was born in Utrecht, Holland, into a musical family. He initially studied at the Royal Conservatory in Liege, Belgium (1865 to 1867), taking first prize in piano, and at age 14 gave a command performance for King Leopold II in Brussels. The monarch awarded him a scholarship to the Cologne Conservatory, where he studied composition with Ferdinand Hiller (1871 to 1873) before making...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Díaz (Zayas), Angá (Miguel Aurelio Díaz) b. June 15, 1960 d. August 9, 2006
Grammy Award Winning Percussionist. He was born Miguel Aurelio Díaz Zayas in the town of San Juan y Martinez, in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. He studied classical percussion at the National School of Art in Havana and spent his first nine professional years recording and performing with the band Opus 13. But he made his reputation with the Cuban supergroup Irakere in the late 1980's and early 1990's, playing alongside the pianist Chucho Valdés. He then became one of the world's best-...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de San Juan y Martínez, San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Dihigo, Martin b. May 25, 1905 d. May 20, 1971
Hall of Fame Negro League Baseball Player. Born in Cuba, he is regarded as one of the most versatile baseball players of all time and during his 30-year career, he played every position on the field. He began his professional career in the winter of 1922, at the age of 16 as a substitute infielder in the Cuban Leagues and joined the Cuban Stars of the US Negro Leagues in 1923. For twelve seasons he played in the Negro leagues (1923-39, 1945). Over the course of his career, he played on two All-...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cementerio Municipal Cruces, Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Ferrer, Ibrahim b. February 20, 1927 d. August 6, 2005
Cuban Singer. He was a singer of the Buena Vista Social Club. He came out of retirement in 1999 to record the album "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer" which won him his first Latin Grammy as Best New Artist in 2000. (Bio by: Genet)
Cause of death: Mulitple organ failure
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Finlay, Dr. Carlos Juan b. December 3, 1833 d. August 20, 1915
Doctor. Carlos Juan Finlay was actually born as Juan Carlos Finlay, he changed his name around, years later. He was born in the Carnaguey Province, but at the time of his birth, it was known as Puerto Principe. It changed later on. He died at the age of 82 in Havana, Cuba. In 1853 he attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1855 and completed his studies in Havana, Cuba and Paris, France. Eventually he settled back in Havana, Cuba and opened up his own...[Read More] (Bio by: Bonnie Knapp- Wichita, Kansas)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Gades, Antonio b. November 16, 1936 d. July 20, 2004
Awarded Spanish Choreographer and Dancer. He was discovered by dancer Pilar López, and worked for her company in plays such as "El Sombrero de Tres Picos" and "El Concierto de Aranjuez." His first choreography was "Ensueño" and also was the creator of choreography for "Bodas de Sangre," "Fuenteovejuna" and "El Amor Brujo." His real name was Antonio Esteve Ródenas. According to his wishes, he had no funeral or memorial services and was cremated in private. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Cancer
Panteón de los Héroes de la Revolución Cubana, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: Mausoleo del II Frente Oriental Frank País
Gonzalez, Miguel Angel [cenotaph]
Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Habana, Cuba, on September 4, 1890, he was a catcher playing with integrated teams from Cuba, when he made his debut with the Boston Braves on September 28, 1912. For seventeen seasons, he played with the Boston Braves in 1912, Cincinnati Reds in 1914, St. Louis Cardinals (1915-18, 1924-25, 1931-32) and New York Giants (1926-29). He ended his playing career with a record of 717 hits, 13 homeruns, 263 runs batted in, a .253 batting average and a .981...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
Gonzalez, Ruben d. December 5, 2003
Cuban Pianist. He found new fame in the mid-1990s playing with Compay Segundo's Buena Vista Social Club band. (Bio by: Laurie)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Guevara, Che (Ernesto) b. June 14, 1928 d. October 9, 1967
Revolutionary. He was born Ernesto Guevara in Rosaria, Argentina to a well off middle-class family. He attended the University of Buenos Aires and received a medical degree in 1953. Guevara didn't spend much time comforting the sick as he became an activist during a time of political upheaval in Argentina. He was soon forced to leave, convinced that revolution was the only remedy for social inequities. 1954 found him in the company of Fidel Castro leading the guerrilla war against Cuban...[Read More]
Guevara Mausoleum, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Gutierrez, Eustaquio [cenotaph]
Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás b. December 11, 1928 d. April 16, 1996
Motion-Picture Director. Born in Havana, he became Cuba's most popular and influential filmaker. Some of his work mildly satirized life under the Castro regime. Alea is probably best known for directing "Strawberry and Chocolate" (1994), the first Cuban movie to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. His other credits include "La Caperucita Roja" (1947), "Una Confusión Cotidiana" (1950), "The Twelve Chairs" (1962), "La Muerte de un Burócrata" (1966), "Memories of Underdevelopment"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Havens, Harrison Eugene b. December 15, 1837 d. August 16, 1916
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri in the United States House of Representatives, he served frm 1871 to 1875. (Bio by: K)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Hernandez, Joseph Marion b. August 4, 1793 d. June 8, 1857
US Congressman. Originally named Jose Mariano Hernandez, he was born in St. Augustine when Florida was a Spanish colony. In 1818 he bought land for a rice, cotton and sugar plantation he named "Bella Vista." When Florida became a United States possession in 1821 he became an American citizen and changed his name to Joseph Marion Hernandez. In 1822 he was elected as Florida Territory's first non-voting Delegate to the US House of Representatives and served from September, 1822 to March, 1823...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
San Carlos Cemetery, Matanzas, Cuba
Plot: Junco Family Vault

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