Dissident´s Cemetery - Santa Catalina

Lomas de Zamora’s antique railway tracks reveal the history of the Dissidents’ cemetery, founded there in 1897. The British community set up in Temperley and its surroundings, creating the railway and with this, a whole new world.

We started our day trip with a group of children, teenagers and adults departing by van to the cemetery. Once there, we met Arnold and Christine Dodds, who turned out to be our guides all throughout the trip.

We discovered the old inscriptions in the tombs, we learnt about the history of the cemetery and the people buried there. We went back in time listening to Christine’s childhood anecdotes, and we couldn’t hide our tears when we listened to Arnold reading some representative poems in his culture. We will always cherish these magical moments inside the chapel and we want to thank Mr Armengou, head of the cemetery, for his help and authorization to visit this historical place.