Trafalgar Cemetery: A Historic Landmark and Burial Ground in Gibraltar

Explore the history of Gibraltar's Trafalgar Cemetery. Originally a defensive ditch, it now serves as a memorial for victims of the Yellow Fever epidemics and the Napoleonic Wars.

Trafalgar Cemetery is maintained by The Gibraltar Heritage Count On, and was initially recognized as the Southport Ditch burial ground, as its area was made use of as a defensive ditch when the Spanish ruled Gibraltar. In spite of currently being called after the Fight of Trafalgar, only two of the residents passed away in the battle. Other sufferers of the battle were either buried at sea near Trafalgar, or in various other cemeteries in Gibraltar.

Victims of Epidemics and Napoleonic Conflicts

Many of the interred died throughout the Yellow Fever epidemics of 1804, 1813 and 1814. There are likewise burial places of solution guys that died throughout the sea fights of the French War of independence and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1932, several of the tombstones from the larger St Jago Burial ground were moved to Trafalgar cemetery, with some from Alameda Gardens joining them over the complying with years.

White-painted rocks border neat flowerbeds having beautifully recovered headstones. Palm trees and shrubbery supervise the dead, while one side of the cemetery is dominated by the city wall, and the opposite protected by black railings.