Of the 892 graves, 100 are not registered
Some of the oldest graves in the cemetery date back to 1861. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz. – In the San Juan Cosalá cemetery the incidence of theft and vandalism has decreased, although the maintenance of old tombs and picking up litter left by visitors is part of the ongoing work.
Of the approximately 892 graves that make up the cemetery, around 100 are not registered, explained Juan Pablo Camarena, who was in charge of the cemeteries in the municipality of Jocotepec until a few days ago. «We have tried to contact the relatives of the deceased for whom we have records and we have invited them to register their payments, but there are other very old graves. We have records of graves dating back to 1867 for which we no longer have any information or relatives,» he said, adding that the next step would be to exhume the remains.
It is important to note that in order to register any property in the cemetery, it is necessary to have the original title deed for verification and a copy or sales contract, fill out the format for rectification of measurements, provide official identification of the person carrying out the procedure, make payment to the treasury and provide the copy of payment and the title deed to the public services office.
To make changes in the cemetery, such as remodelling a vault, you need a copy of the property title, make the maintenance payment to the municipal treasury, provide a copy of the official identification of the person who will carry out the procedure, and present the copy of the maintenance payment at the public services office and to the cemetery manager.
Translated by Dee Lynn
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