Domingo Antonio Sánchez

Domingo Antonio Sánchez Perdomo
Born in Quíbor (Lara state) on the 24th
December 1927, many people
Believers affirm the story or legend

Who they call the patron saint
Among the drivers was a worker
Around 40 years old, residing in
El jaracatal, driver of a truck that
Was used to transfer beer from
Maracaibo to Barquisimeto

The story of the event takes place one morning
On September 19, 1954 in Carora
Sánchez was heading towards Zulia and at kilometer
77 of the curves of San Pablo remembered

Where his truck ran out of brakes
Losing control and crashing
At full speed with the bridge defenses
In the ravine of the crosses, name given
To other fatal accidents that occurred in the same place

Domingo Antonio Sánchez died instantly
(Current location of the sanctuary) and initially
Only a commemorative cross was placed. His remains
Were buried in the Good Vista cemetery in
Barquisimeto

The driver got out to thank the stranger
But didn't find him. He didn't give much importance
To the idea that he had gone off the road
Into the immediate forest

But a few days later he saw a photo of Sánchez
And recognized in him the same one who had
Start your car. Version started
To circulate and many assigned drivers

Favors to this truck driver who has become
A subtitle. First they made a small chapel
That has grown over the years
Given the need for space to place

The numerous plaques and other objects left behind
For grateful drivers, and there are many
Who although they don't have to go
Through this stretch of road they deviate to pay

Tribute to the soul of Domingo Antonio Sánchez
As well as the photo of
Truck driver in the rear windows of some
Few vehicles circulating in the country

It is worth noting the incalculable
Many people attend each
Days of the year and there are many drivers
With their vehicles, public and

Private, coming from cities like
Maracaibo, Caracas, Barquisimeto, Valencia
Among others, receive enchantments and
Charms that will prevent traffic accidents

Or theft of the same. In the aforementioned text they speak
Of Domingo's soul as one of the most
Famous in Venezuela, with others to whom
Popular Creole culture pays tribute

In the historical heritage of Zulia there is only one
Research work that briefly analyzes
The history of Sunday, that of the small chapels in the
At the edge of the road, and on the internet are found

Some articles that mention it, but none
The information has versions from parents or
Any contact with them

According to Modesta, Sunday was the third
Of four siblings all died at the same
As his wife and had four children, one daughter
And three men, whom he only knows

The two miners are still alive, one
Male resident in Ciudad Bolívar and
The female from Acarigua, this newspaper tried
To find them thanks to some colleagues

From these regions, but regretted that
The task was like looking for a needle
In a haystack despite the anonymity of
Family of Sunday, Modesta assured

That girl, whose number not
Phone, usually visit the sanctuary
Like hundreds of devotees, including
Who welcomed the survivors of the

The tragedy of Vargas and American tourists
Devotees usually place a candle
On an altar in the sanctuary, next to a beer
And ask for protection from Sunday where

We go, he explained. After putting the
Beer can, special Zulia to be
The company where Sunday worked, catch
Another already blessed and throw it in the cart, he added

Modesta pointed out that there are countless
People who visit the place daily
It is open 24 hours a day all year round
Álvaro Rojas, bearer of Carora, commented

Every time I pass by, I visit it
For us drivers, it is our
Patron saint of devotion, we always use him
In spirit, because he helps us and grants us
Requests