Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica in 1844. They were the first in which
direct suffrage
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was used to elect the Head of State, in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution of 9 April 1844. A method that was abolished by the next election returning to
indirect suffrage
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until
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...
.
The candidacy of Oreamuno triumphed unanimously at the polling stations of
Bagaces
Bagaces is a district of the Bagaces canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Bagaces has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Communities
The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and ...
,
Boruca
The Boruca (also known as the Brunca or the Brunka) are the indigenous people living in Costa Rica. The tribe has about 2,660 members, most living on a reservation in the Puntarenas Province in southwestern Costa Rica, a few miles away from th ...
,
West Cartago,
South Cartago,
Cot,
Guanacaste,
La Union
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,
Orosí
Orosi is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
History
Orosi is one of the oldest communities in Costa Rica. The village of Orosi was chosen, together with Ujarrás, by the Spanish conquerors to establis ...
,
Paraiso, Quircot,
San Pablo de Heredia,
Santa Cruz, Térraba, Tobosi and Tucurrique, and won comfortable victories in
Cartago center,
Curridabat
Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Curridabat has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres.
It is situated on the eastern border of the San José capital city, north of ...
,
Desamparados
Desamparados is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica
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,
Heredia center,
San José north and San José south. Alfaro won at the polls of
West Alajuela,
East Alajuela,
Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', offici ...
,
Barva,
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Places
* Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
* Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico
* Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
* Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Caña ...
,
Esparza
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*Antonio Esparza (born 1962), Spanish cyclist
*Audrey Esparza (born 1986), American actress
*Carla Esparza (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
*Carlos Es ...
and
Puntarenas,
Nicoya
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and
San Juan del Murciélago. Mora triumphed in
Escazú and Pacaca, and Blanco in
Aserrí. None of the other candidates managed to win polls.
On 15 November 1844, the legislative chambers declared Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla elected as Head of State for the period 1844-1848. Oreamuno took possession on November 29, 1844.
Results
References
{{Costa Rican elections
Elections in Costa Rica
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Head
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