Juan Bautista Quirós Segura (January 18, 1853 – November 7, 1934) was

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for two weeks, from August 12 to September 2, 1919, following the resignation of

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. His government was not recognized by the

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and he was forced to resign.

Family and early life

Juan Bautista Quirós Segura was born in San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica on January 18, 1853 to his parents General Pablo Quirós Jiménez and Mercedes Segura Masís. He first married Teresa Aguilar Guzmán (who died in 1899), granddaughter of then head of state Manuel Aguilar Chacón, and on November 4, 1900 he married Clementina Quirós Fonseca (1880–1953), daughter of José Quirós Montero and Florinda Fonseca Guzmán.

Military and private activities

He pursued a military career and achieved the rank of General in the Costa Rican army. He was also a farmer and entrepreneur, and eventually earned a large capital.

First public offices

During

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's second administration he was designated second in line to the presidency and secretary of commerce, war, and navy as well as treasurer. He later served as deputy, third in line to the presidency, president of the Constitutional Congress, and president of the International Bank of Costa Rica. On August 19, 1919, President

's fall seemed imminent, Congress named him first in line to the presidency. On August 12, President Tinoco asked him to temporarily hold the office. His first orders were to reestablish all public liberties and to free all political prisoners.

President of the Republic

He officially took office on August 20, 1919 after Federico Tinoco's resignation was accepted. His period was scheduled to end on May 8, 1923 but, even though his government took a very prudent approach, the

government refused to recognize him as a legitimate head of state. Being faced with a possible armed intervention, Quirós decided to quit the office and on September 20 was replaced by

Francisco Aguilar Barquero Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero (21 May 1857 – 11 October 1924) served as provisional President (government title), President of Costa Rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920. He was Governor of Cartago, Deputy for Limón (188 ...

Other public offices

He was briefly secretary of war under President Aguilar. During

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's administration, and by Acosta's own recommendation, Congress designated him as the first head of the Control Office, which was in charge of government internal control. He died in San José on November 7, 1934.

Bibliography

Jesús Manuel Fernández Morales, ''Las Presidencias del Castillo Azul'' (2010) Ernesto Quirós Aguilar, ''Los Quirós en Costa Rica'' (1948)

References

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