Ricardo Moreno Cañas (May 8, 1890 – August 23, 1938) was a

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

n physician and congressman. He was shot dead by

Beltrán Cortés Beltrán Dalay Cortés Carvajal (21 November 1908 – 11 June 1984) was a convicted Costa Rican murderer, mostly known for the murders of the physicians Ricardo Moreno Cañas and Carlos Echandi. He is one of the most famous former prisoners ...

, reportedly due to an unsuccessful surgery Moreno performed on him. He is a historical personality revered and prayed to religiously by the local population.

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