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Fecha: 10/04/1931

The North American woman Jeannette Ryder dies in Havana

She was a philanthropist who lived in Cuba at the beginnings of the twenty century, where she founded the humanitarian organization called Society for the prevention of cruelty to children, animals and plants; also known as  Bando de Piedad. Her body is buried at Colon Cemetery in Havana.

 

Colon Cemetery

It is one of the biggest cemeteries in Cuba. It has a 57 hectares surface and is one of the most important cemeteries in the country due to its artistic–cultural, architectonic and historical values. There are several monuments inside as memorials to individuals and facts that have been a milestone in Cuban history. It was declared a National Monument on February 18, 1987.

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