Cemetery (San Juan Bautista)
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In the overgrown cemetery, at the northern end of the settlement, lie several fallen sailors from the cruiser "Dresden".
After the artillery battle in 1915, during World War I, the Germans, seeing no chance of escape, sank their ship at the entrance to the bay. The wreck lies there to this day at a depth of 65 meters.
In this cemetery is also the tomb of Baron Arfred de Rodt - a very colorful figure in the history of the island. A Swiss by birth, a cuirassier officer in Franz Joseph's army, he abandoned Europe and came here with the intention of colonizing the distant island he was so fond of. He remained on Masatierra until the end of his life.
Some graves from the 19th century.
After the artillery battle in 1915, during World War I, the Germans, seeing no chance of escape, sank their ship at the entrance to the bay. The wreck lies there to this day at a depth of 65 meters.
In this cemetery is also the tomb of Baron Arfred de Rodt - a very colorful figure in the history of the island. A Swiss by birth, a cuirassier officer in Franz Joseph's army, he abandoned Europe and came here with the intention of colonizing the distant island he was so fond of. He remained on Masatierra until the end of his life.
Some graves from the 19th century.
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Coordinates: 33°37'57"S 78°49'46"W
- Cumberland Bay 0.8 km
- Robinson Crusoe Island 3 km
- Coastal waters 4.1 km
- Villagra Bay 5 km
- Villagra Island 6.8 km
- Robinson Crusoe Airport 10 km
- Santa Clara Island 13 km
- Juan Fernández Islands 91 km
- Alejandro Selkirk Island (Formerly Más Afuera) 183 km
- 52.99 10.59 >>> -58 -158.3 1242 km