5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
13. Mai 2015
Ort:
Cementerio de Los Ilustres, San Salvador, El Salvador
Weitere Informationen:
The Cementerio de Los Ilustres in downtown San Salvador is the final resting place for many of El Salvador's political and cultural elite. A large, peaceful area near the bustling El Centro, the cemetery houses hundreds of white marble tombs, fading memorials, and forlorn statues. Prominent figures buried here include: Francisco Morazan - president of the Federal Republic of Central America 1830 - 1839 Gerardo Barrios - President of El Salvador 1813 - 1865 Manuel Enrique Araujo - President of El Salvador 1911 - 1913 Jorge Handal Shafik Handal - FMLN leader during the civil war, later a member of the Legislative Assembly Artists including Agustin Barrios (composer), Alfredo Espino and Claudia Lars (poets), and Morena Celarié (dancer). Roberto d'Aubuisson - a notorious figure in Salvadorean history, founder of El Salvador's ARENA party and former major in the Salvadorean army. D'Aubuisson is infamous for his involvement in the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, and as a leader of death squads during the country's civil war.
