Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Cementerio Civil & Almudena execution wall
Madrid (Ciudad Lineal) · Cemetery
The story
After Madrid fell in March 1939, the eastern wall of the Cementerio del Este (Almudena) became the main place of execution for the city: according to research by historians, close to 3,000 people were shot there between 1939 and 1944, among them the 'Trece Rosas', thirteen young women executed on 5 August 1939. The adjoining Cementerio Civil, for those buried outside the Catholic Church, holds the graves of Republican leaders such as Francisco Largo Caballero, Dolores Ibárruri 'Pasionaria' and Pablo Iglesias, and plaques to the Trece Rosas.
What you can see today
Graves and memorials in the Cementerio Civil; the wall of the Almudena cemetery, with a memorial to the victims.
Plan your visit
Free; cemetery hours daily. Enter the Cementerio Civil from Calle Carmen Martín Gaite; Metro La Elipa.
- Open
- Daily Mar–Oct 08:00–19:30; Nov–Feb 08:00–18:30
- Access
- Main paths accessible; narrow paths between graves difficult
Checked September 2026 from official sources: madrid.es, sfmadrid.es. Things change, so check before you travel.
Sources
- es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cementerio_Civil_de_Madrid
- es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cementerio_Civil_de_Madrid
- es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cementerio_de_la_Almudena
Nearby sites
- Posición Jaca bunker, El Capricho park · 5 km
- Museo Reina Sofía — Picasso's Guernica · 5 km
- Telefónica building, Gran Vía · 6 km
- Templo de Debod — site of the Cuartel de la Montaña · 7 km
- Arco de la Victoria (Moncloa) · 7 km
- Parque del Oeste bunkers · 8 km
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