Cementerios

Abstract

The image contains a news item about an article that offers a historical overview of the administration and operation of cemeteries. It begins with biblical references about the treatment of the deceased and mentions the funeral practices of civilizations such as the Egyptians, Romans, Hebrews, Jews, pagans, Greeks and early Christianity. In the case of Catholicism, it stands out that cemeteries were built as annexes to parishes and were consecrated, with land donated by Congress to include non-Catholics. With the separation of church and state, cemeteries came to be managed by civil authorities. In 1855, the Catholic Church was given the right to deny burial to non-Catholics, forcing civil authorities to build separate cemeteries. However, this measure generated conflicts, since the civil authorities considered it unnecessary to create new cemeteries in districts with an already existing one. In 1861, Congress and various state assemblies declared that all cemeteries were the property of the districts, allowing the burial of people without religious distinction. The article concludes by defending the Catholic position and advocating for the reinstatement of the law requiring the existence of two cemeteries per district. News published in Correo de las Aldeas No. 2 pages. 17-19 on May 24, 1888.