Free State of Costa Rica Estado Libre de Costa Rica | |||||||||
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| 1838–1847 | |||||||||
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| Capital | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||
• 1838-1842 | Braulio Carrillo Colina | ||||||||
• 1842 | Francisco Morazán Quesada | ||||||||
• 1842 | Antonio Pinto Soares | ||||||||
• 1842-1844 | José María Alfaro Zamora | ||||||||
• 1846 | Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla | ||||||||
• 1846-1847 | José María Alfaro Zamora | ||||||||
| Legislature | House of Senators and House of Deputies | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Independence from Federal Republic of Central America | November 14, 1838 | ||||||||
• Republic proclamation | August 31, 1847 | ||||||||
| Currency | Costa Rican real | ||||||||
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The Free State of Costa Rica was the name acquired by Costa Rica after its split from the Federal Republic of Central America in 1838 and until the proclamation of the First Costa Rican Republic in 1847.[1]
- ^ "El Estado de Costa Rica - Siglo XIX (1825-1848)". mensajepresidencialcr. Retrieved 22 December 2018.