Panteón Martínez de Tejada
Panteón Martínez de Tejada stands in San Miguel Cemetery, Málaga, as a white-marble mausoleum shaped like a Neogothic chapel. Its main façade presents an arched wrought-iron entrance between two blind arches containing reliefs of faith and hope.
San Miguel Cemetery opened in 1810 after a royal decree banned burials inside churches in 1787. A yellow-fever epidemic in 1804 helped move the burial ground beyond Málaga’s urban area. Mercedes Martínez de Tejada, widow of Jacinto Fernández, sought permission to repair minor damage before 1881. The mausoleum later passed to the Triviño family, while the cemetery closed in 1987 during urban expansion.
Above the entrance, a cornice supports a veiled woman holding a cross, with another cross crowning the pinnacle. The surrounding cemetery gathers mausoleums by different architects, creating a varied setting of marble, sculpture and historic funerary design.
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