|
Zeledón (other)
Zeledón or Zeledon may refer to: People * José Castulo Zeledón (1846–1923), Costa Rican ornithologist *José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón, President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894 *José María Zeledón Brenes (1877–1949), Costa Rican politician, poet, journalist and writer * Manuel González Zeledón (1864–1936), Costa Rican writer * Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón (born 1948), Costa Rican politician, economist and lawyer * Vicente Herrera Zeledón (1821–1888), President of Costa Rica from 1876 to 1877 *Benjamín Zeledón (1879–1912), Nicaraguan politician Other uses *Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, multi-use stadium in San Isidro, Costa Rica *Municipal Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rican football team *Pérez Zeledón (canton), the 19th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica * Perez Zeledon Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: MRSI), an airport in Costa Rica See also *Celedón (surname) Celedón is a surname of Spanish origin, a variant of Zeledón. People with the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Castulo Zeledón
José Castulo Zeledón (March 24, 1846 – July 16, 1923) was a Costa Rican ornithologist. He was the son of Don Manuel Zeledón, governor of the district of San José. José became interested in birds at an early age, and learned about ornithology from the German naturalist and physician Alexander von Frantzius, when he was employed at his pharmacy in San José. Zeledón started collecting birds locally, the specimens being sent to Jean Cabanis at the Berlin Museum. In 1868 Frantzius returned to Germany. En route, he took Zeledón to Washington, where Zeledón met Spencer Fullerton Baird and became an assistant at the Smithsonian Institution. It was here that he began a lifelong friendship with Robert Ridgway. In 1872 Zeledón returned to Costa Rica as zoologist on an expedition led by William More Gabb William More Gabb (January 16, 1839 – May 30, 1878) was an American paleontologist. Gabb was born and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the leading center of Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (6 January 1837 – 30 November 1917) was List of Presidents of Costa Rica, President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894. Rodríguez was born on 6 January 1837. He studied law at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, but owing to family matters and economic circumstances he had to break off his studies and return to Costa Rica. However, he did eventually graduate with a law degree from the ''Universidad de Santo Tomás'' in San José, Costa Rica, San José. He was a prestigious lawyer who had never made any active forays into the country's politics, but he had distinguished himself as the Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice (''Corte Suprema de Justicia''). For a short time he also occupied the post of Secretary of State in Bernardo Soto Alfaro, Bernardo Soto's government. He attained the presidency by being elected with a considerable majority, ushering in a new era for the country that would end with imposed governments. Rodríguez s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Zeledón Brenes
José María Zeledón Brenes (April 26, 1877 – December 6, 1949) was a Costa Rican politician, poet, journalist and writer under the pen name Billo Zeledón. He is known as the author of Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera, Costa Rica's national anthem. John Pearson. ''Our World: Costa Rica'' (Great Neck Publishing; 2023) Biography His mother died at childbirth and his father when he was very young; he was raised by two of his aunts, both his father's sisters. His aunts being impoverished, he attended only the first year in the Liceo de Costa Rica, before leaving school to work for a living. In 1892 he began to work as a court recorder in the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica (Corte Suprema de Justicia), a position that helped him become a journalist. His first articles were published in 1898 in ''El Diarito'' (''The Little Diary''), and from that date until 1948 he was published in all the major newspapers and magazines in Costa Rica. On December 24, 1899 he married his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel González Zeledón
Manuel González Zeledón (24 December 1864 – 29 May 1936) was a Costa Rican writer. Writing under the nom-de-plume "Magón", he also worked to promote culture and literature in the country. While his literary output was not prolific, he is remembered for works that serve to cast light on the people and culture of Costa Rica. Born in San José, he began his writing career on the newspaper ''La Patria'', which at the time was edited by the writer Aquileo J. Echeverría. Later, in conjunction with other writers, he founded the newspaper ''El País'', opposing clerical interference in the government of the country. In 1932 he was appointed ambassador to the United States, and made his last return to Costa Rica on May 16th, 1936. The ambassador returned to his native country, ill, and died on May 29th, 1936. He was 71 years old.https://warbletoncouncil.org/manuel-gonzalez-zeledon-14693#menu-5 See also *Magón National Prize for Culture The Magón National Prize for Culture ''(P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón
Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón (born 1948) is a Costa Rican politician, economist, lawyer and political scientist who was elected in June 2022 to a four-year term (starting January 1, 2023) as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee by the state parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He was Costa Rica's representative to the United Nations from 2018 to 2022, having presented his credentials the 31st of August 2018. He was the first Ombudsman of the Republic of Costa Rica and a former delegate to the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica who served in that capacity during the Pacheco administration. He was president of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (Citizen Action Party, known as PAC). Carazo Zeledón is the son of the former president of the Republic, Rodrigo Carazo Odio. Like his father, he has had a strong tendency towards social positions and is conspicuous in opposition to neoliberalism. He was one of the opposition leaders against the Central A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Herrera Zeledón
Vicente de las Mercedes Herrera Zeledón (20 January 1821 – 10 November 1888) was President of Costa Rica from 30 July 1876 to 11 September 1877. He came to power in the coup d'état that deposed President Aniceto Esquivel and resigned in favor of Gen. Tomás Guardia the following year. Biography He was the son of José Cleto Herrera Salazar (born 1798–1880) and Antonia Zeledón Masís (born in 1854). He graduated in philosophy in 1839 at the Teaching House of St. Thomas in San José, Costa Rica, and in May 1846 he moved to Guatemala, where he obtained in 1849 the title of doctor of law at the University of San Carlos Borromeo. He passed the bar in Costa Rica on 20 May 1850. He married on 18 December 1853 with Guadalupe Gutiérrez García, daughter of Atanasio Gutiérrez y Lizaurzábal, president of the Superior Court of Justice of Costa Rica from 1832 to 1833, and María of Pilar García Ramírez, and with her had three children: Angélica, Vicente and Mercedes Herrera G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamín Zeledón
Benjamín Francisco Zeledón Rodríguez (October 4, 1879 – October 4, 1912) was a Nicaraguan lawyer, politician and soldier known under the posthumous title of "National Hero of Nicaragua". He was born on 4 October 1879 in Jinotega Department to Don Marcelino Zeledón Ugarte and Doña Maria Salomé Rodriguez. After receiving a bachelor's degree in Tegucigalpa, he returned to Nicaragua in 1900 and received a law degree in 1903. In 1905 he married Esther Ramírez Jerez. He was promoted to colonel on 9 Aug. 1907 after the Battle of Namasigüe.Coyotepe Fortress historical marker Liberal-Conservative Revolution 1912 He was one of the leaders of an uprising against President Adolfo Díaz. His Rebellion, rebel forces Battle of Masaya, opened fire on United States Marine Corps, American Marines and United States Navy, sailors at Masaya on September 19, 1912. After the surrender of General Luis Mena on September 23, Zeledón assumed the supreme command of the Revolution thus became S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in Pérez Zeledón (canton), Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of the Liga FPD, Costa Rican FPD team Municipal Pérez Zeledón. History It was inaugurated in 1953 as Estadio Municipal Otto Ureña Fallas because of the former Costa Rican player and then owner of the A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón who used to play for the now defunct A.D. Municipal Generaleña. Then in 1991 with the ascension of A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón to the first division, it became their venue for home games, since there was a conflict between the two teams of the area because back then there can only be one team per area, they merge into one and the stadium became their home venue Controversy In 2014, the Municipality of Pérez Zeledón intended the stadium as "Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa", named after Costa Rican and Real Madrid's, goalkeeper Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Pérez Zeledón
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The English word is derived from French , which in turn derives from the Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The territory over which a municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pérez Zeledón (canton)
Pérez Zeledón is the nineteenth Cantons of Costa Rica, canton of the province of San José Province, San José in Costa Rica, located in the Brunca, Brunca Region. It ranks as the sixth-most populous canton in the country and is the 7th largest by area. The capital city of the canton is San Isidro de El General. The Río Savegre establishes the canton's boundaries on the northwest, the Río Guabo and a series of coastal mountain ranges on the southwest and south, and the peaks of the highest mountains of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range) on the east. In the middle of the canton, the Río General, from which the canton's capital city takes its name, runs north to south. History Pérez Zeledón was created on 9 October 1931 by decree 31. Originally with four initial districts: Ureña, El General, Daniel Flores, and Rivas, with Ureña being the capital. Early Costa Rican Settlements Near the end of the 19th century, between 1870 and 1899, quite a few familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perez Zeledon Airport
San Isidro de El General Airport is an airport serving the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is south of downtown San Isidro. The airport is a public airstrip managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The airstrip has a terminal building constructed in 2022 but no refueling capabilities. Airlines and destinations During late 2015, the domestic airline SANSA announced that there will be a scheduled service between San Isidro de El General Airport and San José. You can book Private Flights with VIP Heli Services Passenger statistics These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica's Statistical Yearbooks. See also * * * Transport in Costa Rica * List of airports in Costa Rica This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location. Airports See also * Transport in Costa Rica * List of ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celedón (surname)
Celedón is a surname of Spanish origin, a variant of Zeledón. People with the name * Claudia Celedón (born 1966), Chilean actress * Jorge Celedón (born 1968), Colombian musician * Luis Celedón (born 1926), Chilean long-distance runner * Rafael Celedón Rafael Andrés Celedón Salazar (born 10 September 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of Chilean club Santiago City. He played for Cobreloa. Personal life In December 2012, he took part in fri ... (born 1979), Chilean footballer See also * Celedón, a symbol of the villager native of Álava, Spain * Celadon (other) References {{Surname, Celedon Surnames of Spanish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
