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Antonio Soberanis Gómez
Belizean activist
Antonio Soberanis Gómez ((1897-01-14)January 14, 1897 – (1975-04-14)April 14, 1975) was an activist in the Belizean labour movement.
History of antonio soberanis gomez
He found the Labour and Unemployed Association in 1934 to demand poverty relief work and a minimum wage. He was jailed for sedition in 1935.
Personal life
Antonio Soberanis was born to Mexican parents in the Belizean village of San Antonio Rio Hondo in Orange Walk.
His family had moved to Belize in 1894.[1]
He attended boys' school in Belize City and thereafter became a barber. 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 1932 due to his political activities.
He fathered ten children , first to Violet Garbutt married.[2]
Days of the LUA
The decline of the mahogany trade, the Great Depression and the 1931 hurricane created terrible living co