Events in the year 1856 in
Costa Rica.
Incumbents
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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Juan Rafael Mora Porras
Juan Rafael Mora Porras (8 February 1814, San José, Costa Rica – 30 September 1860) was President of Costa Rica from 1849 to 1859.
Life and career
He first assumed the presidency following the resignation of his younger brother, Miguel M ...
Events
*March 20 -
Battle of Santa Rosa
In the 19th century, Nicaragua was beset by political problems, allowing William Walker, an American Southerner seeking to establish English-speaking slavery states in Latin America, to ascend to the Nicaraguan presidency.
Walker believed in the ...
*April 11 -
Campaign of 1856–57:
Second Battle of Rivas
Births
Deaths
*April 11 -
Juan Santamaria
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
{{Caribbean topic, 1856 in
1850s in Costa Rica