History of antonio soberanis sculpture

Yet, his legacy lives on. His relentless pursuit of justice and equality remains an enduring source of inspiration for all Belizeans. He is, without doubt, a true hero of Belize. September 4, The group organized labor strikes, boycotts, and demonstrations in the face of government crackdowns. In spite of this, he continued to openly criticize colonial officials, people in the merchant class, and other elites regarding the injustices faced by laborers.

The group caused some positive changes to occur. They succeeded in raising wages for some workers, getting more people employed through government public initiative programs, and receiving greater political representation. The LUA was unfortunately short-lived because of infighting and disagreements among the leadership. He remained engaged as an activist for the rest of his life as well as continued his work as a barber.

He was married to a woman named Violet Garbutt and would go on to father ten children. He owned "The Panama Barbershop," originally located on Handyside Street and then Queen Street in Belize City, which hosted many political discussions until it was boycotted in due to his political activities. He fathered ten childrenfirst to Violet Garbutt married.

The decline of the mahogany trade, the Great Depression and the hurricane created terrible living conditions for the working class in British Honduras around With 1, registered unemployed in the country, an organization called the Unemployed Brigade demonstrated for more work and better pay. After meeting with colonial Governor Harold Baxter Kittermasterthe governor offered 80 more jobs and a feeding program of "rice lab" a porridge of sugar and boiled rice [ 3 ] and bread cooked in the washing pots.

Many leaders of the Unemployed Brigade gave up hope and resigned. Soberanis called them cowards. He said he would continue fighting for the cause and was not afraid to die.

History of antonio soberanis sculpture

In his most famous quote, he said, "I'd rather be a dead hero than a living coward. At the meetings Soberanis campaigned for work for the unemployed and spoke against the Government. Makali Bruton, February 26, The previous Antonio Soberanis Gomez Marker. The marker was replaced since this photo with minor changes to the text. Antonio Soberanis Gomez Marker.

A previous view of the Antonio Soberanis Gomez Marker and bust. Antonio Soberanis Gomez bust. The sculptor was Stephen Okeke.