Tranquilino de Bonilla y Herdocia (March 7, 1797 in

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– April 1864 on the Pacific Ocean, near Esparza, Costa Rica) was a nineteenth-century

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n politician. He came from Cartago. His parents are Félix de Bonilla y Pacheco and Rafaela Herdocia Fernández de la Pastora. He married Sinforosa de Peralta y López del Corral, the daughter of

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y Ana Benita Nava López del Corral. He held municipal posts in Cartago and attended the October 29, 1821 at the Carthage City Council meeting in which drafted the Declaration of Independence of Costa Rica, which was a signatory. Supporter of the annexation of Costa Rica to the Mexican Empire . As a monarchist officer, he participated in the

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on 5 April 1823.

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1797 births 1864 deaths Costa Rican politicians People from Cartago Province {{CostaRica-politician-stub Costa Rican monarchists People from New Spain