Central Cemetery of Valledupar explained

The Central Cemetery of Valledupar (es|Cementerio Central de Valledupar) is the oldest cemetery in the Colombian city of Valledupar, capital of the department of Cesar. It was founded in 1806 by order of lieutenant governor Andrés Pinto Cotrín and is located on the current Calle 15 between carreras 9 and 10, in the El Centro neighborhood of the city.

Notable interments

• Leandro Díaz (1928–2013), vallenato musical composer.^[1]
• Rafael Escalona (1926–2009), Vallenato musical composer, winner of numerous awards and recognitions, is considered one of the best Vallenato composers, his biography inspired the making of a series and his name appears in One Hundred Years of Solitude.^[2]
• Emiliano Zuleta (1912–2005), composer, accordionist and singer of Vallenato music.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Fue sepultado el maestro Leandro Díaz . RCN Radio . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627005817/http://www.rcnradio.com/noticias/fue-sepultado-el-maestro-leandro-diaz-73649 . 27 June 2013 .
2. Web site: Colombia le rinde homenaje a Rafael Escalona. El Espectador. 14 May 2009. 23 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010430/https://www.elespectador.com/node/139895/. 6 January 2019.
3. Web site: “Vinimos a despedir al que nunca habrá de dejarnos”: Uribe . Presidencia de la República de Colombia . 31 October 2005 . 23 May 2012.