The cemetery is a culture buff's park. Searching for dead people's mausoleum, niches, and burial grounds makes historical research fun.
I live a few steps away from the Banica Cemetery and the Masonic Cemetery, hence our area - Sitio Carmel - is more popularly known as Mason.
If you are a heritage buff, the Banica Cemetery offers a plethora of sites to stuff your eyes and fill your imagination. Many personalities, to include local and national leaders, businessmen, and so on, are buried here.
This morning, I embarked once more on a tour of the cemetery and photographed mausoleums, vaults and niches that interest me. Sadly, the oldest parts of the cemetery, which included the campo santo, Spanish walls, arches, and even the niches and mausoleums of old families, have significantly deteriorated.
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| Pascual Barza |
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| Jose Cortes Altavas |
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| Libertad Altavas Conlu |
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| Pastor Alcazar |
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| Eleuterio Acuna |
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| Eduardo Abalo |
The campo santo and arches are eaten up by the overgrowth of plants that, I am afraid, would damage the integrity of the structure. Calling the attention of the local parish.
Anyway... If you fancy doing a heritage visit, might as well try a tour of the Banica Cemetery and marvel at the old mausoleums, which were creatively done and reflect a bygone era. by Christian George F. Acevedo, November 1, 2023
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