Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Historic Los Angeles Cemetery

La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 4, 2021

1. Historic Los Angeles Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
According to Catholic Church records, approximately 693 early residents of Los Angeles were buried in this cemetery.
This memorial garden honors these early residents.

Words surround this sacred place from the Spanish, English, Gabrieleño-Tongva-Kizh, Juaneño-Acjachemen-Luiseño, and Cahuilla languages.

I am part of the Ground, the Wind, and the Air.
Que Descanse en Paz - Rest in Peace.

Erected by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list.

Location. 34° 3.406′ N, 118° 14.364′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is on Main Street north of U.S. 101. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 535 N Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles (a few steps from this marker); The Annunciation Mosaic (a

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few steps from this marker); Settlement of a City (a few steps from this marker); Los Angeles Under Spanish Rule (a few steps from this marker); Land of the Tongva (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aliso Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Villavicencio (within shouting distance of this marker); Yangna (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Historic Los Angeles Cemetery. This is City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 26, designated in 1964 - ‘First graveyard, from 1823 to 1844, adjacent to Plaza Church’.

Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 4, 2021

2. Cemetery and Marker

Old Plaza Church - 1894 image. Click for full size.

courtesy Water & Power Associates

3. Old Plaza Church - 1894

The cemetery is behind the block wall at left.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on January 29, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.