Fort George et Baron Bliss Lighthouse Memorial, Fort George, Belize City, Belize, Caraïbes, Amérique Centrale

• Contributeur: Ian Bottle / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: C89XGC
• Taille du fichier: 49,6 MB (1,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5100 x 3400 px | 43,2 x 28,8 cm | 17 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 15 juillet 2011
• Lieu: Baron Bliss Memorial, Marine Parade, Fort George, Belize City, Belize, Caribbean, Central America

Informations supplémentaires

Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss (16 February 1869 – 9 March 1926) was an eccentric Englishman, with a dubious Portuguese title, who made a substantial fortune speculating in petroleum shares. Unfortunately, he contracted polio and decided to spend the rest of his life travelling the world in a luxury yacht named 'Sea King'. After spells in the Bahamas, Trinidad and Jamaica, he arrived in Belize harbour where he found excellent game fishing and a climate which suited him. He quickly fell in love with his new home and despite the fact that because of his physical infirmity he never set foot on Belizean soil, he bequeathed the bulk of his fortune (some two million US dollars) in trust for the benefit of the people of British Honduras, now Belize. Belize celebrates Baron Bliss Day each March 9 in his honour.

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