Old Urban Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Old Urban Cemetery

Aguadilla, Aguadilla County, Puerto Rico
Listed
January 2, 1985
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
85000042

About this property

Old Urban Cemetery, also known as Cementerio Municipal, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a cemetery with burials dating back to 1813 or 1814. Near the town of Aguadilla's north entrance, it spreads between the beach and the foot of the mountain and is enclosed by mortar and stone walls. It is located at the foot of Cuesta Vieja, a sector of Aguadilla barrio-pueblo. Many of its older tombs, made of brick, stone and mortar, were damaged in a 1918 earthquake (presumably the 1918 San Fermín earthquake). Use of the cemetery began when burials were no longer allowed in the churchyard. Graves include that of poet-laureat José de Jesús Esteves, painter Rafael Arroyo Gely, and Luis R. Esteves (the first Puerto Rican graduate of West Point). The cemetery was originally divided into sections for Catholics and non-Catholics. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

Location

Aguadilla, Aguadilla County, Puerto Rico
18.44176, -67.15062

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When was Old Urban Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Old Urban Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Old Urban Cemetery?

Old Urban Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Urban Cemetery?

The period of significance for Old Urban Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1813.

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