Entry No. 36 — the San Diego file — filed under: cemetery

El Campo Santo Cemetery

California Historical Landmark No. 68 is a small walled Catholic burial ground where Juan María Osuna — San Diego's first alcalde, buried here in 1851 — still lies under a headstone reading "First Alcalde Of San Diego," alongside other founding-era pioneers whose graves the rest of the city built right up against.

The move: Come for Old Town's annual two-day Día de los Muertos celebration, which ends with a candlelight procession into the cemetery itself — walk the markers by lantern light instead of daylight.

• 📍 Old Town
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: San Diego Avenue between Arista and Conde Streets, San Diego, CA 92110

Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-19