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Mexico City National Cemetery
MEXICO CITY NATIONAL CEMETERY
The Mexico City National Cemetery was established in 1851 by Congress to gather the American dead of the Mexican War that lay in the nearby fields and to provide burial space for Americans that died in the vicinity. A small monument marks the common grave of 750 unidentified American dead of the War of 1847. Inscribed on the monument are the words: TO THE HONORED MEMORY OF 750 AMERICANS KNOWN BUT TO GOD WHOSE BONES COLLECTED BY THEIR COUNTRY'S ORDER ARE HERE BURIED In this 1-acre area are also placed 813 remains of Americans and others in wall crypts on either side of the cemetery. The cemetery was closed to further burials in 1923. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitor Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites. Photos How to Get There GPS Coordinates: N19 26.5217 W99 9.970 Mexico City National Cemetery is at 31 Virginia Fabregas, Colonia San Rafael about 2 miles west of the Metropolitan Cathedral and about 1 mile north of the U.S. Embassy. |
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