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{{Short description, French coffee and real estate entrepreneur
Amon Fasileau-Duplantier, known as Monsieur Amon (22 December 1849 – 24 February 1915), was a French
Amon Fasileau-Duplantier, known as Monsieur Amon (22 December 1849 – 24 February 1915), was a French coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world.
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and urban real estate entrepreneur established in Costa Rica. Monsieur Amon commercial activities had a deep impact on the Costa Rican society of the latest 19th century due to the foundation of San José's Belle Époque neighborhood which carries his name today as the Barrio Amón. The image of Monsieur Amon is associated to Costa Rican coffee golden age.
Life
Monsieur Amon was born inBordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
. He arrived to Costa Rica in his mid-twenties to work in The Tournon Company, owned by his brother- in-law, Mr. Hippolyte Tournon. The company already produced and exported coffee; Monsieur Amon was entrusted to manage the firm and became a respected local figure with a key influence in the social and economic spheres. He started the diversification to urban real estate and electricity production at the time Minor Keith
Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and cargo liner enterprises had a major impact on the national economies of the Central American countries, as well as on th ...
developed similar activities, leveraging the Atlantic railroad construction and growing banana trade. Monsieur Amon left Costa Rica to France in 1899 after being replaced by his nephew, and son of Mr. Hippolyte Tournon: Elois Tournon, as the head of the Tournon Company.
References
Lemistre, Annie. “Amon El Incognito". First Edition. San José, Costa Rica. May 2015. 1849 births 1915 deaths Costa Rican businesspeople Belle Époque