Aquileo J. Echeverría (May 22, 1866 in San José, Costa Rica – March 11, 1909 in Barcelona) was a

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, writer, and journalist.

Early life

After graduating from the National Institute, Echeverria fell on hard times. He enlisted in the military expedition against Barrios's Guatemala. After the expedition he stayed for a while in Nicaragua, forging a good relationship with President General Cárdenas. Echeverría also served in the Nicaraguan government.

Return to Costa Rica

Echeverría returned to Costa Rica and became a journalist. He worked in publications like ''The Republic'', ''Trade'', ''Costa Rica Illustrated'' and ''La Patria''. In 1887 he was appointed Attaché at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. There he participated in the historic border agreement between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Honours

The Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría was named for him and created by the Costa Rican Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports (''Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes'') in 1961.

Literary work

*Romances (1903) *Romances and miscellaneous *Concherías (1905) *Poetry, concherías and epigrams (1918) *Chronicles and my stories (1934) *Concherías, romances and epigrams (1950) *Concherías, ballads, epigrams and Other Poems (1953)

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20100403043154/http://www.mcjdcr.go.cr/premios/index.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20101125052418/http://lacarretica.com/personajes/aquileoecheverria01.asp *http://www.lectorias.com/aquileoecheverria.html *http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/e/echeverria.htm

References

1866 births 1909 deaths Politicians from San José, Costa Rica Writers from San José, Costa Rica Costa Rican politicians Costa Rican journalists Male journalists {{CostaRica-politician-stub