La Recoleta Cemetery - Notable Interments

Notable Interments

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Birth Death Personality Notes Ref(s)
1914 1999 Adolfo Bioy Casares ! Adolfo Bioy Casares Fiction writer, journalist, translator, and Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient.
1876 1943 Agustín Pedro Justo ! Agustín Pedro Justo President of Argentina.
1921 2012 Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat ! Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Businesswoman and philanthropist.
1914 1981 Armando Bó ! Armando Bó Actor, film director, and screenwriter.
1900 1983 Arturo Umberto Illia ! Arturo Umberto Illia President of Argentina.
1821 1906 Bartolomé Mitre ! Bartolomé Mitre President of Argentina.
1840 1902 Cándido López ! Cándido López Soldier, painter, and student of Italian artist Baldassare Verazzi.
1827 1918 Carlos Guido y Spano ! Carlos Guido y Spano Poet.
1789 1852 Carlos María de Alvear ! Carlos María de Alvear Soldier, statesman, and Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
1846 1906 Carlos Pellegrini ! Carlos Pellegrini President of Argentina.
1878 1959 Carlos Saavedra Lamas ! Carlos Saavedra Lamas Academic, politician, and the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
1759 1829 Cornelio Saavedra ! Cornelio Saavedra President of the First Assembly and military officer.
1758 1820 Cosme Argerich ! Cosme Argerich Military physician.
1800 1875 Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield ! Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield Lawyer, politician, and writer of the Civil Code of Argentina.
1811 1888 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento ! Domingo Faustino Sarmiento President of Argentina.
1896 1956 Eduardo Lonardi ! Eduardo Lonardi President of Argentina.
1903 1982 Eduardo Mallea ! Eduardo Mallea Essayist, cultural critic, writer, and diplomat.
1844 1913 Eduardo Wilde ! Eduardo Wilde Physician, politician, and writer.
1875 1951 Elpidio González ! Elpidio González Politician and Vice President of Argentina.
1919 1952 Eva Perón ! Eva Perón First Lady of Argentina.
1788 1835 Facundo Quiroga ! Facundo Quiroga Caudillo and subject of the book Facundo, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's most prominent work.
1785 1827 Federico de Brandsen ! Federico de Brandsen French-born Colonel.
1821 1890 Guillermo Rawson ! Guillermo Rawson Physician and politician of American descent.
1852 1933 Hipólito Yrigoyen ! Hipólito Yrigoyen President of Argentina.
1847 1847 Isabelle Colonna-Walewski !— Isabelle Colonna-Walewski Daughter of Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski and grandchild of Napoleon.
1842 1912 José Clemente Paz ! José Clemente Paz Statesman, diplomat, and journalist.
1860 1931 José Figueroa Alcorta ! José Figueroa Alcorta President of Argentina.
1834 1886 José Hernández ! José Hernández Journalist, politician, poet, and creator of Argentina's national epic, the Martín Fierro.
1910 1975 José María Guido ! José María Guido President of Argentina.
1810 1884 Juan Bautista Alberdi ! Juan Bautista Alberdi Political theorist and diplomat.
1758 1833 Juan José Paso ! Juan José Paso Politician and member of the First Assembly, the First Triumvirate, and the Second Triumvirate.
1797 1841 Juan Lavalle ! Juan Lavalle General and Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
1793 1877 Juan Manuel de Rosas ! Juan Manuel de Rosas Brigadier and Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
1843 1914 Julio Argentino Roca ! Julio Argentino Roca President of Argentina.
1841 1896 Leandro Nicéforo Alem ! Leandro Nicéforo Alem Politician.
1874 1938 Leopoldo Lugones ! Leopoldo Lugones Writer and journalist.
1831 1913 Lucio Victorio Mansilla ! Lucio Victorio Mansilla General, writer, journalist, politician, and diplomat.
1894 1960 Luis Ángel Firpo ! Luis Ángel Firpo Professional boxer and the first Latin American to challenge for the world heavyweight champion title.
1906 1987 Luis Federico Leloir ! Luis Federico Leloir Biochemist, physician, and the first Spanish-speaking Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient.
1838 1907 Luis María Campos ! Luis María Campos General and founder of the Escuela Superior de Guerra (Superior School of War).
1822 1907 Luis Sáenz Peña ! Luis Sáenz Peña President of Argentina.
1791 1871 Luis Vernet ! Luis Vernet German-born merchant of Huguenot descent and the first Argentine appointed as Governor of Puerto Luis (nowadays the Falkland Islands).
1787 1828 Manuel Dorrego ! Manuel Dorrego Military officer and Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
1835 1906 Manuel Quintana ! Manuel Quintana President of Argentina.
1868 1942 Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear ! Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear President of Argentina.
1887 1970 Mariette Lydis !— Mariette Lydis Austrian-born painter and illustrator.
1786 1868 Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson ! Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson Patriot.
1922 1991 Martín Karadagián ! Martín Karadagian Actor, professional wrestler, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame inductee.
1851 1905 Miguel Cané ! Miguel Cané Writer, lawyer, academic, journalist, and politician.
1754 1833 Miguel de Azcuénaga ! Miguel de Azcuénaga General, politician, and member of the First Assembly.
1783 1849 Miguel Estanislao Soler ! Miguel Estanislao Soler General and politician.
1837 1885 Nicolás Avellaneda ! Nicolás Avellaneda President of Argentina.
1891 1967 Oliverio Girondo ! Oliverio Girondo Poet.
1859 1936 Pablo Ricchieri ! Pablo Ricchieri Military officer and Minister of War.
1848 1929 Paul Groussac ! Paul Groussac French-born writer, literary critic, historian, and librarian.
1903 1970 Pedro Eugenio Aramburu ! Pedro Eugenio Aramburu President of Argentina.
1927 2009 Raúl Alfonsín ! Raúl Alfonsín President of Argentina.
1797 1823 Remedios de Escalada ! Remedios de Escalada Wife of libertador José de San Martín.
1851 1914 Roque Sáenz Peña ! Roque Sáenz Peña President of Argentina.
1903 1993 Silvina Ocampo ! Silvina Ocampo Poet, translator, and writer.
1802 1869 Valentín Alsina ! Valentín Alsina Governor of Buenos Aires Province.
1785 1856 Vicente López y Planes ! Vicente López y Planes Poet, politician, and creator of the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem.
1890 1979 Victoria Ocampo ! Victoria Ocampo Writer, intellectual, and the first woman admitted to the Argentine Academy of Letters.
1840 1919 Victorino de la Plaza ! Victorino de la Plaza President of Argentina.
1777 1857 William Brown ! William Brown Irish-born Admiral and founder of the Argentine Navy.
1856 1902 Zenón Rolón ! Zenón Rolón Musician and composer.
1920 1999 Zully Moreno ! Zully Moreno Actress.

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