National Heroes Square National Heroes Square National Heroes Square, formerly Trafalgar Square, is located in Bridgetown, the capital and principal commercial centre of the island-nation of Barbados. The square lies along Upper Broad Street and is on the northern shore of the Careenage ("Constitution River"), found directly in the centre of Bridgetown. The current name of National Heroes Square was adopted on 22 April 1999 and officially took effect on 28 April 1999. The name refers to the Barbadian National Heroes. In 2009, the government of David Thompson opened up a proposal to rename the area as "Parliament Square", and to completely redevelop
Heroes' Day 2014 event was held there). Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Mozambique on 3 February. 26 August is Heroes' Day in Namibia. It marks the beginning of the armed struggle during the Namibian War of Independence. National Heroes Day is a national public holiday in the Philippines and is held on the last Monday of every August to mark the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the beginning of the Philippine Revolution by the "Katipunan" and its "Supremo" Andrés Bonifacio in 1896. Heroes' Day in Romania is celebrated on the 40th day from the Orthodox Easter. Not a