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Ignacia Sáenz Y Ulloa
Ignacia Sáenz y Ulloa (July 31, 1800 – February 18, 1873) was the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1822 to 1823 and from 1833 to 1835, and the wife of José Rafael Gallegos Alvarado, Costa Rica's Head of State for two separate terms. Biography Doña Ignacia married José Rafael Gallegos in 1822. She gave birth to eight children. One son, Rafael Gallegos Sáenz (born May 1831) later became a prominent businessman and politician, serving in the administration of Bruno Carranza Ramírez José Bruno Carranza Ramírez (October 5, 1822 – January 25, 1891) was briefly President of Costa Rica (albeit with the title ''Temporary Head of the Republic'') in 1870. Bruno Carranza came to power in the coup d'état of 27 April 1870 that ... as the Secretary of Finance and Commerce. In 1872, Doña Ignacia and her three unmarried daughters moved to San Francisco, California, where she died the following year. References 1800 births 1873 deaths First ladies and gentlemen of Costa Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Rafael Gallegos
José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado (31 October 1784, Cesantes, Spain – 14 August 1850) was president of Costa Rica's ''Junta Superior Gubernativa'' from October 1822 to January 1823 and head of state of Costa Rica from March 1833 until March 1835 and again from May 1845 to June 1846. José Rafael Gallegos was born in Cesantes, Redondela in Galician Spain but moved with his parents to Cartago, Costa Rica at the age of 8 where his parents settled to farm and raise cattle. A widower before marrying Ignacia Sáenz y Ulloa in 1822. He had eight children from his second marriage. He supported the Jesuits The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom .... References 1784 births 1850 deaths People from Redondela People from Cartago Province Presidents of Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Carranza
José Bruno Carranza Ramírez (October 5, 1822 – January 25, 1891) was briefly President of Costa Rica (albeit with the title ''Temporary Head of the Republic'') in 1870. Bruno Carranza came to power in the coup d'état of 27 April 1870 that deposed President Jesús Jiménez. He resigned three months later. His parents were Miguel Carranza Fernández (Vice-Head of State between 1838 and 1841) and Joaquina Ramírez y García. In 1847 he married Gerónima Montealegre, sister of President José María Montealegre Fernández. His great-great-granddaughter is actress Madeleine Stowe. Studies and career Carranza graduated in medicine from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. After returning to Costa Rica he practiced both privately and in the State-run Hospital San Juan de Dios. He was inspector general of vaccinations and proto-medicines. He served in Nicaragua as a military doctor during the 1856 Campaign against William Walker, but had to return almost immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1800 Births
As of March 1 (Old Style, O.S. February 18), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 12 days until February 28 (Old Style, O.S. February 16), 1900. Events January–March * January 1 ** Quasi-War: Action of 1 January 1800 – A naval battle off the coast of Haiti, between four United States merchant vessels escorted by naval schooner , and a squadron of armed barges manned by Haitian pirates (known as wikt:picaroon, picaroons), under the command of general André Rigaud, ends indecisively. ** The Dutch East India Company dissolves. * February 7 – A public 1800 French constitutional referendum, plebiscite in France confirms Napoleon as First Consul, by a substantial majority. * February 11 – Infrared radiation is discovered by astronomer Sir William Herschel. * February 22 – The Baker rifle, designed by Ezekiel Baker, is selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. February * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. Coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, and claims the land for Britain. March * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
