San Carlos Cemetery (Monterey, California)
History
Burials started in 1832, two years prior to becoming an official cemetery and there are some unmarked graves. In 1939, the eastern land of the Monterey City Cemetery (or Cementerio El Encinal) was combined to increase the space. The remains of many of the early local families are at San Carlos Cemetery, and it ranges from prominent Hispanic and European settlers, including working-class Sicilians (many worked in the local fishing industry); as well as immigrant families from China, the Philippines, and Japan.
In 1944, a local named Harry Downie led the town to repair Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, and he built two 20-ft tall religious crosses (nicknamed the Portola Crespi crosses) to replace the missing originals. In 1969, marking the 100th anniversary of the Portolá expedition, one of the cross was moved and installed on Del Monte Beach, public land. In 2009, the cross was vandalized and the ACLU threatened a lawsuit; as a result the cross was moved to San Carlos Cemetery.
Notable interments
- Ed Burns (1887–1942), professional baseball player
- Honoré Escolle (1832–1895), French businessman, and landowner in Monterey County
- Al Espinosa (1891–1957), professional golfer
- Charles O. Goold (1871–1931), pioneer businessman, banker, landholder, and civic leader
- Dorothy Kingsley (1909–1997), screenplay writer, who worked in film, radio and television.
- Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890–1984), an artists muse
- Louis S. Slevin (1878–1945), photographer
- Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), author and editor
See also
References
- ^ Dwyer, Jeff (2010). Ghost Hunter's Guide to Monterey and California's Central Coast. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1589809031.
- ^ The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord. P.J. Kenedy. 1993.
- ^ Walton, John (2003). Storied Land: Community and Memory in Monterey. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520227231.
- ^ Laws, David (2022). Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Reedy Press LLC. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-1681063652.
- ^ "Bishop to bless cross at San Carlos Cemetery". The Californian. 2010-03-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Lee, Bill (2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 54. ISBN 978-1476609300.
- ^ "Death of H. Escolle". The Californian. Salinas, California. December 19, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Escolle". The San Francisco Call. December 20, 1895. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Golfer Al Espinosa; Member of Early Monterey Family, Dies". Monterey Peninsula Herald. January 4, 1957. p. 2.
- ^ "San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey, CA burials list". People Legacy. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Mrs. Elsie Martinez Dies at 93, Obituary". Monterey Peninsula Herald. February 3, 1984. p. 4.
- ^ "Louis Slevin". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1945-11-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
