Polloe Cemetery

The Polloe Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de Polloe) is in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. Designed by architect José de Goikoa, it was inaugurated in 1878, and the first burial took place on August 12, 1878. Its pantheons have classical compositions made by various artists.

Polloe Cemetery, 2014

Notable interments
Grave of Clara Campoamor in 2016
  • Clara Campoamor (1888–1972), politician and feminist best known for her advocacy for women's rights and suffrage during the writing of the Spanish constitution of 1931[1]
  • Joaquín Satrústegui (1909–1992), lawyer and political monarchist
  • Gregorio Ordóñez (1958–1995), politician of the People's Party, assassinated by ETA[2]
  • Fermín de Lasala y Collado (1832–1918),Duke of Mandas, politician and public minister of transport, senator and ambassador to Paris and London[3]

See also

References
  1. Pérez, Janet; Ihrie, Maureen (2002). The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature: A–M. Greenwood Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0313324444.
  2. Altuna, Lobo (22 January 2022). "Homenaje a Gregorio Ordóñez en Polloe en el 27 aniversario de su asesinato". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. Albizu, Uxue. "Fermín de Lasala y Collado, Duque de Mandas – Donostia QR". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.

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