Introduction.

The General Cemetery of Camagüey is one of the oldest funeral sites in the country still working. Due to its heritage values, there are studies that, from different angles, are in charge of delving into its cultural history as a preamble to actions for the conservation of its cultural assets. The degradation processes are an imperative. They are increased by its location within the urban fabric that prevents its spatial growth and contributes to aggravating its environmental problems. The present contribution aims to compile the existing investigations of the Camagüey cemetery that allow for knowing its historical, cultural, social, urban, architectural-morphotypological, legal, and artistic evolution.

Methods.

We started from socio-historical, epistemic and content analysis studies that allow us to delve into the history and values ​​of the cemetery from the investigation into primary sources and their practical verification, to unravel the culture-city-cemetery interconnections, supported by a meticulous observation and evaluation work in situ.

Results and Discussion.

These investigations allow us to understand the cemetery as a space in which a multiplicity of components and cultural assets converge, where diversity is addressed within the particularity, without obviating the interdependence between the two. They support the foundation of the conservation tasks that are carried out in the cemetery, they allow for establishing intervention priorities based on the knowledge of the values and significance of the cultural assets that compose it. These are the premises of the management plan and management of the site and its declaration as a national monument.

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