1. The cemetery is accorded the distinction in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the
only cemetery in the world at the intersection of two highways.”
2. The cemetery is included in Ripley’s Believe it or Not’s list of all weird things.
3.
The
cemetery is listed
in the "Philippine Book of Amazing
Places."
4.
The
cemetery is situated
at an island of Lopez Jaena Street which intersects with Burgos Street, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
5.
The
cemetery became locally known as Bangga
Patyo (Cemetery Corner).
6.
The
cemetery is privately owned by the prominent Ruiz de Luzuriaga family in
Negros who donated the property to the city government under one condition,
that is, the cemetery must remain there.*
7.
Other
prominent members of the clan include movie director Peque Gallaga.
8.
The
cemetery is lined
by rows of frangipani (kalachuci) trees whose white flowers which produce
strong scent was believed to protect the spirit of the dead.
9.
The
cemetery is surrounded
by graves of prominent families: To the
east of the Familia Luzuriaga Cemetery is the Bacolod Public Cemetery. Across
the public cemetery is the Mausoleum of the Lopez Family. Then, to the west of
the Luzuriaga Cemetery is the Mausoleum of Jayme-Gamboa.
10. The cemetery is guarded by a sturdy
fence and barb wire whose gate padlocked the whole year round except during All Saints Day and All Souls day when the caretaker of the
cemetery opens the gate and allows visitors to have a quick tour.
*The first Ruiz de
Luzuriaga was Don Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga who settled in Bacolod in1840. He
had two sons, Luis and Jose. His son, José Ruiz de Luzuriaga, a rich sugar businessman,
became part of Philippine history when he was appointed the President of the
Constituent Assembly of the short-lived Negros Republic that existed in 1899
following the Negros Revolution or the Al Cinco de Noviembre against the
Spanish colonial government. The remains of Luis are still buried in the cemetery,
while Don Eusebio’s remains are now laid to rest at the San Sebastian Cathedral.
The whereabouts of Don Jose’s remains are still unknown up to this day.
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References:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Cemetery-at-the-Middle-of-the-Street&id=7684574
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/lifestyle/2011/11/05/visit-familia-luzuriaga-cemetery-188838
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