Showing posts with label At Evita's Tomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label At Evita's Tomb. Show all posts

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Tomb of Eva Duarte Peron


Evita’s tomb

Extra measures were taken by the government to secure Evita’s tomb. There is a trapdoor in the tomb’s marble floor, which leads to a compartment that contains two coffins. Under the first compartment is a second trapdoor and a second compartment. That is where Evita’s coffin rests, about 8 meters underground. The tomb is said to be secure enough to withstand a bomb attack, even a nuclear attack. Eva PerĂ³n was the most powerful woman in Argentina, and it is said that she was the most powerful woman of South America. She quickly became a popular myth.
Evita_1.jpglle est rapidement devenue un mythe populaire. Pour en savoir plus, lire l’article dans Wikipedia.

Evita's Grave: Don't Cry for Me, Argentina

We are also going to the grave of Eva Peron, the famous Evita of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina!" fame. She is buried in the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. Argentinians were upset that Madonna, an Italian-American, was chosen instead of an Argentinian actress,  to portray the famous First Lady.

Here are two videos.