Samuel Jackman Prescod Act" was passed by the Parliament of Barbados. According to the government, the act established that 28 April (the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also declared that there are ten national heroes of Barbados, all of whom would be elevated to the title of "The Right Excellent". The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology is named in his honour. Samuel Jackman Prescod Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806 – 26 September 1871) became the first person of African descent to be elected to the Parliament of Barbados, in 1843. He
National Pantheon of the Heroes National Pantheon of the Heroes The National Pantheon of the Heroes () is a building and landmark of Asunción, Paraguay, and a national monument of Paraguay. The National Pantheon of Heroes and oratory of the Virgin Our Lady Saint Mary of the Asuncion which is located between Palma and Chile streets in the downtown of the capital of Paraguay, is a must for all tourists and foreign delegations arriving visit to Paraguay and Asuncion. It is, at the same time, an architectural jewel of great artistic, cultural and heritage. In October 1863, the then president Francisco Solano López ordered the