Cementerio Loma De La Cruz
This cemetery has had several names, it has been known as El Cementerio Loma De La Cruz, La Loma, East Del Rio Cemetery, Old San Felipe Cemetery, and Mexican Cemetery; today it is known as Cementerio Loma De La Cruz. There are many, manyunmarked graves and many are marked with a cross with only their names.
Dan Riley contributed a plot map in 2011.
on the southwest side of town at the end of Noriega (or Martinez) Street
Coordinates: 29.344889, -100.883238
The Historical Commission's proclamation was presented to Val Verde County in 2019.
Historical marker:
Cementerio Loma De La Cruz (Hill of the Cross Cemetery) - Early land developer Paula Losoya Taylor Rivers (ca. 1830-1902) realized that the people of Del Rio's Mexican Colony had no official cemetery in which to bury their dead. She donated four acres to be designated as a cemetery in 1884. Also buried here are three former U. S. Army Indian Scouts and the Rev. Ramon V. Palomares, first pastor of Del Rio's Mexican American Methodist Church. A cross placed at the top of a hill gave the cemetery its name. The last burial here took place in 1933. A cemetery association restored and maintains the graveyard.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
Association's Memorial:
1872-1933
En memoria de los desconocidos para nosotros pero no para Dios.
Edificado 1980 por Los Amigos del Cementerio Loma de la Cruz.
(In memory of the unknown to us but not to God.
Built 1980 by the Friends of the Loma de la Cruz Cemetery.)
Unknown ????-????
Unknown son of Pablo A G ????-Apr - aged 6 months
Lucia Zapata Adame ????-1930
Carmen Agilera ????-????
Estefanita Aguero 26 Dec 1899-26 Dec 1902
Jose Aguero ????-20 Jun 1911
Silberio Aguero 20 Jun 1909-13 Jan 1910
Ynocencio Aguero 9 Jun 1911-10 Aug 1912
Juan M Aguilar 1900-11 Jul 1918
Mercedes Aguilar 1901-1940
Jose Cruz Anguiano Dec 1875-22 Mar 1919
Federico Arredondo 28 Sep 1897-3 Sep 1923
Dela Sra Aurelia ????-20 Jun 1903
Sixto Ayala ????-20 May
Maxsimo Baladez 1834-1900
Camilo Bara 3 Jul 1852-Jun 1906
Anacleto Barrera 13 Jul 1900-4 Sep 1904
F. Barrera 1834-25 May 1900
Manuel Barrera ????-????
Rafaela Barrera ????-????
Armando Bermea ????-30 Jun 1916
Carlos Bermea ????-22 Mar 1932
Selso Bermea ????-????
Manuel Calderon 1910-22 Jul 1924
Savena G Calvette 1852-18 Mar 1902
Anita Calvetti 1904-1907
Arturo Calvetti 1902-1902
Bertha Calvetti 27 Aug 1931-12 Jul 1932
Lisa M Calvetti ????-????
Vicentita Cancino 19 Jul 1925-28 Mar 1929
Guadalupe L Lopez Cantu 29 Dec 1877-11 Jan 1937
Aurora Carbajal 7 Sep 1910-9 Jan 1931
Luisa M Cardenas 1896-1926
Luisa M Cardenas 1896-1926
Refudia Cardenas ????-????
Herrera Carlos 1864-13 Oct 1928
Delanina Eustaqia Carrillo ????-????
Jose Frausto Carrillo Mar 1894-4 Aug 1909
Petra Reyes Casarez ????-1927
Maria Cassineli ????-21 Jun 1891
Atenodoro Castaneda 1901-20 Feb 1924
Juanita Castaneda ????-????
Sebastian Castaneda ????-24 Jul 1927
Wenceslao Castellanos 28 Sep 1880-31 May 1930
La Srta Ma Pilar Castillo ????-????
Dora C Charles 7 Oct 1919-3 Jul 1920
J Cilos ????-????
Marcial Cisneros 1854-7 Aug 1901
Meza Conrada 1882-1927
Ma De Jesus Us Contreras 1839-3 May 1894
Cresencia Hernandez Coronado 19 Apr 1870-22 Oct 1956
Esteban H Coronado 1 Mar 1910-22 Feb 1932
Nazario Coronado 1866-1920
Leandra Ramirez Costilla 24 Feb 1883-18 Jul 1929
Nino Cristobal ????-????
Ancelno Cruz 1900-1 Mar 1906
Feliciana Cruz 1825-Apr 1900
Andres Cuellar 28 Jul 1930-21 May 1933
Refujia Cuellar ????-????
Pioquninta Soliz De Andrade 18 May 1873-2 Mar 1902
Gregoria Vda De Cardenas ????-11 Feb 1926
Vitaliz Samaniego De Cedillo ????-????
Maria R De Chacon ????-16 Jul 1902
Trinidad De Dominguez 23 May 1891-23 Aug 1927
Francisca V. De Garcia 27 Mar 1901-11 Jul 1929
Juanita De Garcia ????-????
Celia V. De Guerra 1890-18 Aug 1916
Catarina De La Cruz ????-20 Jun 1931
Maria De La Cruz 29 Jun 1849-25 Apr 1913
Bernardina T. De la Rosa 1864-27 Nov 1915
Faijia De La Rosa ????-1900
Matil B De Lisa ????-????
Ceberario De Luna 1859-1901
Santa C De Maldonado 1 Jan 1889-11 Mar 1921
Secundina De Martinez ????-????
Josefa De Munos ????-7 Jul 1909
Pomposa De Pena 12 Dec 1870-18 Mar 1923
Elvira Valadez De Perez 7 Apr 1908-7 Nov 1930
Guadalupe De Ramon ????-Nov 1909
Juanita C. De Robles ????-????
Josefa M De Rodriquez 19 Mar 1858-19 Mar 1908
Jesusita S De Trevino 24 Mar 1880-25 Jul 1911
Antonio De Valdez- ????-????
Josefa S De Vasqes ????-6 Feb 1923
Refugia Vann De Zuniga 1891-6 Apr 1923
Apolonia Delgado 9 Feb 1862-23 Feb 1927
Depre 1909-22 Dec 1913
Crescencio Diaz 21 Apr 1881-12 Sep 1909
Amalia B. Dominguez 1893-1931
Petra C Duran ????-31 Mar 1927
Monsivais Elifonso ????-????
Jose De Jesus Escamilla 26 Jan 1932-1 Feb 1932
Raul Escobar 1 Jun 1923-3 Aug 1923
Gerarda Fernandez 1847-16 Oct 1923
Juan N Flores ????-1919
Mendez Flores ????-????
Pablo S Flores ????-????
Concepcion Frausto ????-25 Jun 1909
Felix Frausto 2 ???-23 May 1910
Gregorio Frausto 9 May 1895-19 Jul 1915
Gumecindra R Frausto 6 Mar 1851-6 Mar 1851
Thomas Frausto 1846-26 Oct 1902
Tomas Rodriguez Frausto 26 Mar 1846-24 Oct 1902
Victor Frausto 8 Sep 1825-4 Mar 1905
Alvino Galindo ????-????
Felipe Galindo 1840-1918
Rernardo Galindo ????-????
Teledora Galindo ????-????
Telesfora Galindo ????-1918
Abraham Garcia 16 Mar 1849-Sep 1899
Cora Garcia 28 Oct 1900-25 May 1902
Dolores Garcia 20 Mar 1850-Jan 1925
Elsa Baltazar Garcia 1904-25 Sep 1927
Elsa Lucio Garcia ????-24 May 1927
Juan Garcia 1867-22 Oct 1923
Julian Garcia 1902-????
Lucio Garcia 1897-24 May 1927
Miguel Garcia ????-????
Zapopan R Garcia 29 Jan 1846-23 Jan 1930
Catarino Garza 4 Nov 1873-30 Jan 1932
Juan Garza ????-????
Maria Garza ????-9 Nov 1929
Merced Garza ????-28 Apr 1928
Vicente Garza ????-10 Nov 1908
Zaragoza Garza ????-21 Feb 1910
Jacova Gomez ????-24 Jul 1907
Joce M Gomez 1810-4 Nov 1905
Marcos O Gomez ????-1918
Maria Arredondo Gomez 1890-1927
Maria Arredondo Gomez 1890-1927
Francisca Gonzales ????-3 Apr 1923
Francisco Gonzales ????-1926
Pedro Gonzales ????-13 Jun 1928
Pedro Nolasco Gonzales 31 Jan 1868-13 Jul 1915
Librado A. Gonzalez 21 Feb 1907-29 Jun 1926
Librado A. Gonzalez 5 Aug 1865-16 Nov 1914
Jose Graves ????-????
Juanita Patino Gray 1946-Aug 2003
Salvador Griner 27 Jun 1900-14 Jan 1923
Salvador Griner 27 Jun 1900-14 Jan 1923
Desideria Guajardo ????-20 Oct
Jorge Guajardo ????-18 Oct 1918
Emilia Cervantez Guardado 18 Jul 1886-23 Mar 1944
Eugenio R Guardado 1890-1926
Teodoro Guardado 30 Aug 1936-16 Oct 1939
Tomasito Guardia 24 Sep 1891-14 Feb 1895
Calixto Guerra 1865-1929
Moises Guillen 30 May 1911-2 May 1929
Juana A Gurrola ????-????
Estela Guzman 3 Sep 1917-14 Jul 1918
Gloria B Hermilo 2 Oct 1926-2 Oct 1926
Carmen Hernandez ????-15 Oct 1918
Francisco Hernandez ????-16 Mar 1925
Ignacio Hernandez 20 Dec 1872-23 Jan 1919
Juan B Hernandez 16 May 1887-25 Sep 1913
Manuel Herrera ????-6 Aug 1914
Franco Aurelio Laing 10 Aug 1873-31 Dec 1930
Julio Laing 28 Dec 1917-28 Jan 1921
Elvira Landin ????-????
Doroteo Lara 2 Jul 1918-28 Mar 1920
Gumesinda Lara 10 Jan 1858-13 Oct 1928
Jose Lara 27 Jun 1918-27 Jun 1918
Federico Leyva 29 Aug 1926-2 Sep 1926
Concepcion Limones 1911-24 May 1916
Manuel Rubio Limones 28 Mar 1901-14 Apr 1922
Bicentica Lomas ????-????
Sotelo Lomas 22 Apr 1917-8 May 1918
Efrain M. Longoria 7 Aug 1920-11 Jul 1922
Manuel Longoria ????-3 Feb 1926
Felipa B Lopez ????-22 Nov 1912
Nicolas Lopez 1889-24 Mar 1917
Rogue Lopez 1846-8 Jan 1928
Margarita Losoya 5 May 1880-12 Dec 1918
Refugia Pena Losoya ????-28 Jun 1925
Soledad Losoya 7 Mar 1868-5 Nov 1911
Abelino Maldonado ????-19 Jul 1933
Maria Loreto Marez ????-1920
Alfredo Martinez ????-16 May 1920
Elenita Martinez ????-????
Juan Martinez ????-2 Mar 1917
Juan D Martinez ????-????
Relles Pena Martinez ????-12 Apr 1917
Tomasa R Martinez ????-????
Reyes Martinez 1859-1925
Gregoria Mayorga ????-12 Apr 1920
Adela C Medina 1874-1922
Mauricio S Medina 3 May 1869-3 May 1901
Conrada Meza 1882-1927
Maria Covina Mirelez 5 Aug 1906-????
Rosa Modesta ????-????
Porfiria H. Molina 1887-1928
Benito Moreno 16 Apr 1921-21 Jun 1930
Marcos Moreno Sr. 24 Apr 1912-4 Oct 1969
Otila Barrera Moya 15 Dec 1888-17 Apr 1929
Otila Moya ????-2 Feb 1917
Francisco Moya Herrera 27 Sep 1880-24 Jun 1927
Melecio Nabarro ????-8 Aug 1901
Andres S. Navarro ????-19 Mar 1917
Antonia Navarro ????-7 Sep 1915
Maria Amada Obregon ????-????
Maria Ignacia Olivares 5 Dec 1927-15 Feb 1929
Egliserio Orosco 1861-6 May 1913
Apolinar Ortiz 1902-1927
Hecha A.R. Ortiz ????-????
Celia Villanueva Padilla 5 Apr 1907-4 May 1927
Jesus Padilla 15 Sep 1898-14 May 1928
Neldina Padilla 8 Apr 1922-22 May 1922
Roman V Palomares ????-14 Apr 1887
Juan Pargas ????-????
Evaristo R Patino Sr. 7 Feb 1919-16 Sep 1984
Juanita Aguilar "Buela" Aguilar Patino 25 Jun 1923-24 Feb 1993
Margarito R "Tio" Patino 10 Jun 1922-26 Apr 2001
Refugia Losoya Pena ????-28 Jun 1925
Adelaida Perez ????-24 Oct 1918
Rodriquez Plots ????-????
Nicolas Ponce ????-1931
Adida Maria Ramirez ????-7 Jul 1909
Apolonia Rivas Ramirez 1860-8 Apr 1947
Dolores Ramirez 7 Jul 1924-8 Jun 1933
Emiliana Ramirez 1828-9 Feb 1913
Jose Ramirez 25 May 1881-10 Dec 1914
Juan Ramirez 24 Jun 1853-13 Dec 1937
Lilia Ramirez 8 Sep 1915-10 Aug 1916
Orvilia Ramirez ????-23 May 1924
Refugia Ramirez 18 Feb 1861-20 Jun 1927
Guadalupe Ramon 20 Feb-Jun 1918
Jetrudis Ramon 15 Nov 1907-20 Aug 1913
Refujia Ramon 30 Mar 1918-25 Mar 1919
Alvina Ramos 1889-1898
Antonio Ramos ????-8 May 1903
Cosme Ramos 1871-1922
Gertrudes Ramos 1843-4 Jan 1918
Eulalio Reyes 12 Feb 1884-17 May 1928
Gumesindo Reyes 13 Jan 1866-2 Dec 1911
Rafael Rivas ????-24 Nov 1902
Manuela Rodrigoez 26 May 1884-26 May 1913
Apolinar Rodriguez ????-????
Benigna Rodriguez ????-4 Jul 1918
Felipe Rodriguez 1886-28 Oct 1931
Felipe Rodriguez 5 Feb 1919-14 May 1932
Juana Rodriguez ????-22 Oct 1919
Mrs Leonarda Guardado Rodriguez Jun 1899-25 Dec 1923
Leonarda Guardado Rodriguez 8 Nov 1892-25 Dec 1923
Raquel Rodriguez 29 Aug 1810-14 Mar 1811
Francisco Rodriquez 29 Jan 1913-25 Jul 1928
Maria Zertuche Rodriquez 15 Feb 1889-8 Apr 1929
Jose Roque 1901-8 Jan 1906
Silveria Hernandez Saavedra 20 Jun 1860-27 Sep 1926
Ma Del Carmen Sabe 16 Jul 1926-16 Jan 1929
Aurelia Saenz ????-1903
Juan Bargas Salas ????-8 Oct 1926
Angelita Salazar ????-????
Matias Salazar 27 Dec 1869-24 Oct 1918
Antonia Sanches 1846-1921
Celso Sarzoza 3 Feb 1891-6 May 1922
Celso Sarzoza 1891-6 May 1922
Joseph Sati 23 Feb 1875-29 Apr 1896
Christina Segura 24 Jul 1931-11 Apr 1932
Juanita Sifuentez 16 May 1902-19 May 1902
Sipriana Ramirez Sifuentez 13 May 1887-22 Apr 1930
Pedro Carza Silva ????-1917
Ysabela Solis 10 Jun 1880-27 Jun 1930
Arcadia Patina Suarez 1868-1921
Gilbert Ray Teague 11 May 1960-18 Feb 1982
Aurelia Torres ????-????
Emilia Torres ????-????
Margarita Torres ????-10 Jun 1912
Maria Jesucita Trevino 16 Aug 1900-????
Martiniano ???? ????-29 May 1931
Fortunato Valdes Oct 1867-2 May 1931
Herby Valdez 5 May 1901-19 Feb 1902
Sulema Vargas ????-????
Anzelma V Vasquez ????-13 May 1913
Alejandra Vazquez 26 Feb 1905-28 Nov 1931
Juan Vazquez 24 Jun 1830-2 Feb 1912
Angel Jose Villarreal 22 Oct 1873-16 Apr 1909
Juanita Villarreal 30 Mar 1905-16 Jan 1928
Nerio Villarreal ????-24 May 1903
Tomas Villarreal 22 Sep 1848-4 Jun 1902
Alulita Villeg ????-????
Adela Zalazar ????-22 Nov 1913
Petra Zamudio ????-????
Dionica Zarzosa ????-16 Jun 1920
Luz Valdez Zertuche ????-19 Jun 1926
Sofia N Zunica ????-????