 In
Cuba's most important cemetery, the Necrópolis
Cristóbal Colón, a woman pays homage to the tomb of
the late Señora Amelia Goyri.
Beautifully carved marble
tombs and mausoleums lay orderly by the streets and
avenues in the lush city of the dead, resting famous
figures such as General Máximo Gómez, among others.
Amelia Goyri de Adot died in the early 20th century
while giving birth to her child. Legend has it that,
she was buried with her child at her feet. But when
she was exhumed some years after her death, she was
found uncorrupted, and her baby was found nestled in
her arms. Since then, She has achieved an unofficial
status of sanctity, and has developed a large group
of followers. Pilgrims, many of them pregnant women,
visit and lay flowers on the tombs, then leave
without turning their backs. |
