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Martyrs of the National Workers Front

 
 
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 13, 2016
1. Martyrs of the National Workers Front Marker
Inscription.
Solo
los obreros
y
campesinos
iran
hasta el fin
A.C. Sandino
FNT

Plaqueta en un costado del monumento
A nuestros precursores por su ejemplo inmortal
Lidia Maradiaga · Catalino Flores · Bernardino Diaz Ochoa · Jose Benito Escobar · Silvia Ferrufino · German Pomares · Julio Gomez Mejia · Pablo Martinez Viquez

Viva la lucha popular
Frente Nacional de Trabajadores
F.N.T.
Ni un paso atras.
1999

English translation:
Only the workers and small farmers will keep going to the end
A.C. Sandino
FNT

Marker on monument's side
To our forerunners, for their immortal example
Lidia Maradiaga · Catalino Flores · Bernardino Diaz Ochoa · Jose Benito Escobar · Silvia Ferrufino · German Pomares · Julio Gomez Mejia · Pablo Martinez Viquez

To the struggle!
National Workers Front
F.N.T.
Not one step backwards.
1999

 
Erected 1999.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US.
 
Location. 12° 9.263′ N, 86° 16.442′ W. Memorial is in Managua. It is on Avenida Bolivar close to Carretera Panamericana, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fulgencio Vega (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tomb of Three Founders of the Sandinistas (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Francisco Morazαn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Visits of Pope John Paul II to Nicaragua (approx. half a kilometer away); Rubιn Darνo's Home (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Monument to the Heroes of April 4, 1954 (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Dr. Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Assassination of General Augusto C. Sandino (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Managua.
 
Regarding Martyrs of the National Workers Front. The Frente Nacional de Trabajadores (FNT, National Workers Front) is a union made up primarily of industrial and state workers and small farmers. This monument pays homage to its members that lost their life in the struggle against the dictatorships of the Somozas.

This monument is locally known also as the Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Monumento al Soldado Desconocido).
 
Martyrs of the National Workers Front Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 13, 2016
2. Martyrs of the National Workers Front Marker
Martyrs of the National Workers Front Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 13, 2016
3. Martyrs of the National Workers Front Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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