Manila North Cemetery
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The Manila North Cemetery (or Cementerio del Norte formerly known also as "Paang Bundok"), which measures 54 hectares, is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila. Beside it are two other important cemeteries, namely the La Loma Cemetery
and the Manila Chinese Cemetery
. The cemetery is owned by the Manila city government and has initiated an expansion program to build more "apartment tombs" and a crematorium.
The cemetery is also notable because of the numerous families living inside the more commodious mausoleums.
La Loma Cemetery
The La Loma Catholic Cemetery was opened in 1884 and is located mostly in the city of Manila and the northwestern part to Caloocan.The La Loma Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Manila with an area of slightly less than 54 hectares...
and the Manila Chinese Cemetery
Manila Chinese Cemetery
The Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period. The cemetery was witness to many executions during World War...
. The cemetery is owned by the Manila city government and has initiated an expansion program to build more "apartment tombs" and a crematorium.
The cemetery is also notable because of the numerous families living inside the more commodious mausoleums.
Notable burials
- María Agoncillo-Aguinaldo (1882-1963), wife of Emilio AguinaldoEmilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...
. Her tomb once occupied the center of the Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion, but was exhumed and reburied at the Aguinaldo ShrineAguinaldo ShrineThe Aguinaldo Shrine is the national shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in the Republic of the Philippines, where the independence of the Philippines from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898. To commemorate the event, now known as Araw ng Kalayaan or Independence Day, a national holiday, the...
in Kawit, Cavite. - Gregorio Anonas, Doctor of Law, statesman and Economic Infrastructure Builder under the Commonwealth Government
- Melchora AquinoMelchora AquinoMelchora Aquino de Ramos was a Filipina revolutionary who became known as "Tandang Sora" in the history of the Philippines because of her age when the Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896...
(1812-1919),also known as Tandang Sora and mother of KatipunanKatipunanThe Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila in 1892, whose primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution. The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andrés Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa, and others on the night...
. Buried at Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion. - Arcadio Arellano, an architect
- José María Basa (1839–1911), a patriot and friend of Dr. Jose Rizal
- Bonifacio Basa Arevalo a dentist; the grandson of Bonifacio Flores ArevaloBonifacio Flores ArevaloDon Bonifacio Flores Arevalo was a Filipino ilustrado, dentist, sculptor, propagandist, and an ardent patron of music and theater...
(First President of the Sociedad Dental de Filipinas or Philippine Dental Association) who was also an Artist/Sculptor - Don Juan ArevaloDon Juan ArevaloDon Juan Arevalo was an Assembly Member of the Declaration of Philippine Independence. He was the son of Bonifacio Flores Arevalo to Trinidad Arevalo...
- a patriot; the son of Bonifacio Flores ArevaloBonifacio Flores ArevaloDon Bonifacio Flores Arevalo was a Filipino ilustrado, dentist, sculptor, propagandist, and an ardent patron of music and theater...
; Buried at Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion, Assembly Member (Declaration of Philippine Independence, Cavite-Viejo, Province of Cavite, 12th day of June 1898)
- Ladislao BonusLadislao BonusLadislao Bonus was a composer, conductor, contrabass player, and teacher. His pioneering work on musical drama earned him the title of "Father of the Filipino opera"....
(1854-1908), also called as "Father of the Philippine Opera. - José Corazón de Jesús (1896–1932), a poet known as Huseng Batute. Lyricist of the famed protest poem Bayan KoBayan Ko"Bayan Ko" is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs in the Philippines that, because of its popularity, is sometimes assumed to be a folk song and the unofficial national anthem of the Philippines...
- Tomas ClomaTomas ClomaTomás Cloma was a Filipino lawyer and businessman from the province of Bohol. Cloma was born in Panglao to Ciriaco Cloma, a Spanish settler, and Irena Arbolente, a native of Bohol....
, president of the Philippine Maritime Institute, now PMI CollegesPMI CollegesPMI Colleges, formerly known as Philippine Maritime Institute, is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational higher education institution established on September 18, 1948 in Sta...
. His mausoleum is shaped like a ship, titled SS Last Voyage. - Doña Narcisa Buencamino vda. de LeonNarcisa de LeonNarcisa Buencamino Vd.ª De de Leon was a Filipino film producer. Clad daily in the frugal rural dress of the camisón, saya and chinelas, Doña Sisang, as she was widely known, was already a 61-year old widow when she entered the film industry...
(Doña Sisang), Founder and matriatch of LVN Pictures, Inc.LVN PicturesLVN Pictures, Inc. is one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine cinema and its foremost establishment in motion picture post-production until 2005...
(The "L" of LVN) - Marcelo H. del PilarMarcelo H. del PilarMarcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán , better known by his nom-de-plume Plaridel, was a celebrated figure in the Philippine Revolution and a leading propagandist for reforms in the Philippines A master polemicist in both the Tagalog and Spanish languages, he helped the Propaganda Movement through...
, Philippine author and propagandist. Formerly buried at the Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion under the name Plaridel, it was later exhumed and reburied in Plaridel, BulacanPlaridel, BulacanThe Battle of Plaridel was fought in 1945 between troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units and the local Bulaceño resistance fighters and those the Japanese Imperial forces in the town municipality of Plaridel.-Barangays:...
.
- Pio del PilarPio del PilarPío del Pilar is a Revolutionary General of the Philippines. He was born as Pío Castañeda Isidro. To safeguard his family and prevent them from harassment, he changed his surname to del Pilar...
(1865-1931), Philippine revolution figure. Buried at the Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolucion - Valeriano Fugoso, a former Manila mayor
- Manuel Dela Fuente, a former Manila mayor.
- Manuel EarnshawManuel EarnshawManuel Earnshaw was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Cavite, Philippine Islands, born November 19, 1862; attended the Ateneo de Manila and the Nauti School, Manila, Philippine Islands; became engaged in engineering and in the drydocking business in 1884; founder,...
(1862–1936), a former resident commissioner to the US Congress - Manuel Elizalde, businessman. Brother of bandleader Fred ElizaldeFred ElizaldeFederico "Fred" Elizalde was a Philippines-born Spanish classical and jazz pianist, composer, conductor, and bandleader.-Biography:...
- Isauro GabaldonIsauro GabaldonIsauro Gabaldon was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1929.He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain. He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of...
(1875–1942), a former senator and resident commissioner to the US Congress - Licerio Geronimo-a Revolutionary General
- Pedro GuevaraPedro GuevaraPedro Guevara , was a Philippine soldier, lawyer and legislator who became Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands during the American colonial administration.-Biography:...
(1879–1938), a former senator and resident commissioner to the US Congress - Francis Burton HarrisonFrancis Burton HarrisonFrancis Burton Harrison was an American statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and appointed Governor-General of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson...
(1873–1957), a former American governor-general - Amado HernandezAmado HernándezAmado Vera Hernandez, commonly known as Amado V. Hernandez , was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement...
, Philippine literary icon and labor leader (National Artist) - Atang de la Rama-Hernandez, wife of Amado, kundimanKundimanKundiman is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the Kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals...
singer, actress, and Philippine National Artist - Felix Resurreccion HidalgoFelix Resurreccion HidalgoFélix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the great Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine reform movement which included José...
(1853–1913), a painter - Emilio JacintoEmilio JacintoEmilio Jacinto y Dizon , was a Filipino revolutionary known as the Brains of the Katipunan.-Biography:Born in Trozo, Tondo, Manila. Jacinto was the son of Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon...
(1875-1899),the brain of Katipunan - Pilar Hidalgo Lim (1893-1973),one of the founder of Girl Scout of the Philippines
- Justo Lukban, a former Manila mayor
- Arsenio LacsonArsenio LacsonArsenio H. Lacson was a Filipino journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962. An active executive likened by Time and The New York Times to New York's Fiorello La Guardia, he was the first Manila mayor to be reelected to three terms...
(1911–1962), a former Manila mayor - Benito T. Legarda (1853–1915), a vice-president of the Malolos Congress and first resident commissioner of the Philippines to the US Congress.
- Ramon MagsaysayRamon MagsaysayRamón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...
(1907–1957), a former Philippine president. His wife Luz Banzon Magsaysay is also buried with him, as well as his immediate family members. - Isidro Marfori, famed Spanish-language Philippine poet
- Tomas Morato, Mayor of Calauag, QuezonCalauag, QuezonCalauag is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, a part of CALABARZON Region in the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 69,475..It is about 232 kilometers southeast of Manila and 95 kilometers away from Lucena, the Province's Capital.- Overview :Calauag...
before became first appointed mayor of Quezon City - Gregoria de Jesus-NakpilGregoria de JesusGregoria de Jesús , also known as Aling Oriang, was the founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines. She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan. She married Andrés Bonifacio, the supremo of the Katipunan, and played a major role...
, wife of Andres BonifacioAndres BonifacioAndrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...
, later wife of Julio NakpilJulio NakpilJulio Nakpil was a Philippine composer who also fought in the Philippine Revolution.-Early life:Julio Nakpil was born as one of twelve children to a well-off family in Quiapo district of Manila. His parents withdrew him from formal schooling after two years and had him look over the family stable... - Juan NakpilJuan NakpilJuan F. Nakpil was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture, and tapped as the Dean of Filipino Architects....
(1899–1986), a national artist for architecture - Julio NakpilJulio NakpilJulio Nakpil was a Philippine composer who also fought in the Philippine Revolution.-Early life:Julio Nakpil was born as one of twelve children to a well-off family in Quiapo district of Manila. His parents withdrew him from formal schooling after two years and had him look over the family stable...
(1867–1960), a composer, father of Juan Nakpil. - Reynaldo Nunez - former civil security officer (NAPOCOR)
- Roman Ongpin (1847-1912), Businessman, philanthropist, nationalist, and civic citizen
- Jaime OngpinJaime OngpinJaime Ongpin born 1938 died 1987 was Minister of Finance of the Philippines under President Cory Aquino, appointed in 1986 after having played an instrumental role in her campaign. He died on December 7, 1987 at age 49 of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot...
, former Secretary of Finance under President Corazon Aquino. - Sergio OsmenaSergio OsmeñaSergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...
(1878–1961), a former Philippine president. His wife Esperanza Limjap-OsmeñaEsperanza OsmeñaEsperanza Limjap-Osmeña was the second wife of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña and is considered the fourth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1920, two years after the death of Osmeña's first wife, Estefania Chiong Veloso....
is also buried with him. - Jose Fortich Ozamis - a former senator
- Quintin B. Paredes (1884–1973), a former House speaker and senator
- Pedro PaternoPedro PaternoPedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio, also spelled Pedro Alejandro Paterno y Debera Ignacio was a Filipino politician, as well as a poet and novelist.His intervention on behalf of the Spanish led to the signing of the Pact of...
, 2nd Prime Minister of the Philippines First Republic (Malolos Govt.) - Fernando Poe, Sr.Fernando Poe, Sr.Fernando Poe was a famous actor during the early cinema era in the Philippines. He was the father of the late Ronald Allan K. Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr., who was also a famous actor and icon. Prior to his son's rise to fame, Poe had been known simply as 'Fernando Poe'...
(1916–1951), a movie actor - Fernando Poe, Jr.Fernando Poe, Jr.Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration...
(1939–2004), a movie actor, presidential candidate and national artist - Mariano Ponce (1863-1918),active member of the propaganda movement
- Gonzalo Puyat, Philippine businessman and tycoon
- Manuel L. QuezonManuel L. QuezonManuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...
, Commonwealth President. Formerly buried at Arlington National CemeteryArlington National CemeteryArlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
. tTransfered to Quezon Memorial Circle Museum. - Aurora Quezon-wife of Manuel Quezon and first lady.
- Claro M. RectoClaro M. RectoClaro Mayo Recto, Jr. , was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation...
(1890–1960), a former senator and Spanish language author - Narcisa Rizal-Lopez, sister of National Hero José RizalJosé RizalJosé Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
. His parents, Francisco Rizal Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda, were once buried there (near Manuel Roxas and Manuel Quezon), but they were later exhumed and reburied in Calamba City, Laguna. - Paciano RizalPaciano RizalPaciano Rizal was a Filipino general and revolutionary, and the older brother of José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines.-Early Life:...
(1852-1930),Oldest brother of Jose RizalJosé RizalJosé Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
, later transfer in Los Baños, LagunaLos Baños, LagunaThe Nature and Science City of Los Baños is a 1st class urban city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 98,631 inhabitants in 17,030 households...
in 1985 - Manuel A. RoxasManuel RoxasManuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...
(1892–1948), a former Philippine president - Gerardo "Gerry" Roxas, Sr.Gerardo RoxasGerardo Manuel Roxas y De Leon , better known as Gerry Roxas or Gerardo M. Roxas, was one of two children of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas...
(1924–1982), a former senator - Gerardo A. Roxas, Jr., a former representative of Capiz, son of Gerry.
- Trinidad RoxasTrinidad RoxasTrinidad de León-Roxas was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines...
, wife of former President Manuel RoxasManuel RoxasManuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...
and former First Lady. - Epifanio de los SantosEpifanio de los SantosEpifanio de los Santos y Cristóbal, sometimes known as Don Pañong or Don Panyong was a noted Filipino historian, literary critic, art critic, jurist, prosecutor, antiquarian, archivist, scholar, painter, poet, musician, musicologist, philosopher, philologist, bibliographer, translator,...
(1871–1928), historian. The famous Metro Manila avenue, EDSA, is named after him. - Larry Silva-a comedian and manila councilor
- Andres Solomon (also known as "Tugo" or "Togo"), rotund Philippine actor
- Trinidad Tecson- a revolutionary nurse
- Pancho VillaFrancisco GuilledoFrancisco Guilledo , more commonly known as Pancho Villa, was a Filipino boxer. Villa, who stood only 5 feet and 1 inch tall and never weighed more than 114 pounds , rose from obscurity to win the World Flyweight boxing championship in 1923, earning acclaim in some quarters as "the...
(1901–1925), famed boxer - Jose Vera and wife Dolores Vera, Philippine movie moguls (Sampaguita Vera-Perez Productions)
- Manuel Velarde, Jr. - composer of the popular Philippine hit Dahil sa iyo
- Honorio Ventura-A Former secretary of Interior
- Antonio Villegas, a former Manila mayor. Formerly buried in Reno, Nevada, USA.
- Teodoro Yangco (1861–1939), former resident commissioner to the US Congress and businessman (Yangco Market).
Group plots
- Boy Scout CenotaphCenotaphA cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...
(in honor of the 24 scouts who died in a plane crash en route to the 11th World Scout Jamboree11th World Scout JamboreeThe 11th World Scout Jamboree was held in August 1963 and was hosted by Greece at Marathon.The largest contingent for this event was the British, with almost 1,200 Scouts attending .... - Firemen's plot
- Jewish cemetery
- Masonic burial grounds
- Military and police plot
- Mousoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolución
- ThomasitesThomasitesThe Thomasites is a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in August 1901.-Foundation, purpose and etymology:...
' plot - Armed Forces of the Philippines Cemetery
See also
- La Loma CemeteryLa Loma CemeteryThe La Loma Catholic Cemetery was opened in 1884 and is located mostly in the city of Manila and the northwestern part to Caloocan.The La Loma Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Manila with an area of slightly less than 54 hectares...
- Manila Chinese CemeteryManila Chinese CemeteryThe Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period. The cemetery was witness to many executions during World War...
- Libingan ng mga BayaniLibingan ng mga Bayaniis a national cemetery within Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, Metro Manila in the Philippines. It was established as a fitting resting place for Filipino military personnel from privates to generals, as well as heroes and martyrs...
- Manila American Cemetery and MemorialManila American Cemetery and MemorialThe Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City in Metro Manila, Philippines.The cemetery, or 615,000 square metres in area, is located on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. With a total of 17,206 graves, it is the largest...
- Manila South CemeteryManila South CemeteryThe Manila South Cemetery, which measures 25 hectares, is one of the large cemeteries in Metro Manila. The South Cemetery was legally acquired by Ordinance 726 and other actions taken by the Municipal Board and Mayor Zobel vs...
- Scouting memorialsScouting memorialsThroughout the world there are many Scouting memorials, monuments and gravesites.-Kenya:*Baden-Powell grave – Wajee Nature Park, Nyeri, Kenya, near Mount Kenya...