Sunday Antonio Sanchez
Sergio Umbria
Domingo antonio sanchez perdomo
Born in quibor (edo. Lara) on the 24th of
December 1927, many people
Believers affirm the story or legend
Of whom they call the holy protector
Of the drivers, it was a worker
About 40 years old, residing in
El garabatal, driver of a truck which
It was used to transfer beer from
Maracaibo to barquisimeto
The story of the event occurs one morning
From September 19, 1954 in carora
Sánchez was heading to zulia and at kilometer
77 of the remembered curves of saint paul
Where his truck ran out of brakes
Losing control of it and crashing
At full speed with the bridge defenses
On the las cruces ravine, name attributed
To other fatal accidents that occurred in the same place
Domingo antonio sánchez perished on the spot
(Current location of the sanctuary) and in principle
Only a memorial cross was placed, His rests
They were buried in the buena vista cemetery in
Barquisimeto
The driver got out to thank the stranger
But he did not find it. He didn't care much
To the fact thinking that he had left the road
Towards the immediate forest
But after a few days he saw a photo of sánchez
And he recognized it as the same one that had
Started his car. Version started
To circulate and many drivers attributed
Favors to that trucker who became
In a legend, First they made a little chapel
Which has been expanding over the years
Given the need for space to place
The many plaques and other objects left behind
For grateful drivers. And there are many
Who, despite not having to go
For that stretch of road, they deviate to pay
Tribute to the soul of domingo antonio sánchez
As well as the photo of the
Trucker in the rear windows of some
How many vehicles circulate in the country
It should be noted how incalculable
Many people attend every
Days of the year and there are many drivers
With their vehicles, both public and
Private, coming from cities like
Maracaibo, caracas, barquisimeto, valencia
Among others, to receive the incantations and the
Cons that will prevent traffic accidents
Or the theft of it. In the aforementioned text they speak
Of the soul of domingo as one of the most
Famous from Venezuela, along with others to whom
Creole popular culture pays homage to them
In the historical heritage of zulia there is only one
Research paper that briefly deals with
The story of domingo, the one from the little chapels to the
Roadside, and on the internet they meet
Certain articles that mention it, but none
Information has versions of relatives or
Some contact with them
According to modesta, domingo was the third of
Four brothers all deceased at the same
That his wife and had four children, a female
And three boys, of whom he knows that only
The two minors remain alive, one
Male who resides in ciudad bolívar and
The female in acarigua. This newspaper tried
To find them through some colleagues
Of those regions, but regretted that
The task was like looking for a needle
In a haystack despite the anonymity of
Relatives of domingo, modesta assured
That the daughter, of whom she has no number
Telephone, usually visits the sanctuary
Like hundreds of faithful, including
That she has received survivors of the
Vargas tragedy and north American tourists
Devotees usually place a candle
On an altar in the sanctuary, next to a beer
And they ask domingo for protection where
Go go, he explained. After they put the
Can of beer, mostly zulia for being
The company where domingo worked, grab
Another already blessed and they throw it on the cart, he added
Modesta emphasized that there are countless
People who daily visit the place
It is open 24 hours throughout the year
Álvaro rojas, carrier of carora, commented
Whenever I pass by this way I visit it
For us drivers, it is our
Saint of devotion, we always carry it
In mind, because he helps us and grants us
Petitions