Memorial for the Disappeared

The Memorial for the Disappeared is a memorial wall at the entrance to Santiago General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile, commemorating the 3,000 people disappeared or murdered following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.

Photo: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: cemetery memorial in Santiago, Chile
Also known as: “Jorge Manuel Negrete cortez” and “Memorial Detenidos Desaparecidos”
Inscription: “Todo mi amor está aquí y se ha quedado pegado a las rocas, al mar, a las montañas....”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cementerios metro station and Santiago General Cemetery.

Cementerios metro station

Metro station

Photo: Jmartipp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cementerios is an underground metro station on Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The word cementerios means "cemeteries" in English and the station is so named due to its surroundings of Recoleta Avenue that forms the borders of two cemeteries, the Santiago General Cemetery to the west and the smaller Catholic Cemetery to the east. Cementerios metro station is situated 160 metres southeast of Memorial for the Disappeared.

Santiago General Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Pepoideas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Santiago General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile, is one of the largest cemeteries in Latin America with an estimated two million burials. The cemetery was established in 1821 after Chile's independence when Bernardo O'Higgins inaugurated the Alameda de las Delicias along the old course of the Mapocho River. Santiago General Cemetery is situated 380 metres west of Memorial for the Disappeared.

El Quitapenas

Restaurant

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

El Quitapenas is a restaurant, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Memorial for the Disappeared.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recoleta and Independencia.

Recoleta

Suburb

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Recoleta is a commune of Chile in the Santiago Province. It is located north of Santiago Centro directly across the Mapocho River. The commune also bordered by Independencia and Conchalí to its west, Huechuraba to its north and Providencia and Vitacura to its east where the San Cristóbal Hill forms a natural barrier.

Independencia

Suburb

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Independencia is a commune of Chile, situated in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune's main thoroughfare is Independencia Avenue. It has a population of 116,943.