Joaquín de Oreamuno y Muñoz de la Trinidad

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Joaquín de Oreamuno y Muñoz de la Trinidad (* 1755 in Cartago , Costa Rica; † November 13, 1827 there ) was the military and March 29 to April 5, 1823 head of state of Costa Rica .

Life

His parents were María de la Encarnación Muñoz de la Trinidad y Arburola and José Antonio de Oreamuno y García de Estrada. He married Florencia Josefa Jiménez y Robredo. His grandson was Eusebio Figueroa Oreamuno .

He was a self-taught doctor , lawyer, property owner, and captain of the Costa Rica militia .

He participated in the suppression of the first independence revolt in the province of Nicoya and the diocese of Nicaragua in 1812. He was Alcalde , Alguacil Mayor of Cartago, governor's governor and member of the Junta de Legados de los Pueblos , the parliament.

Comandante General de las Armas

He was the main caudillo of the supporters of the Mexican empire under Iturbide in Costa Rica. On March 29, 1823, he launched a coup against the Republican Diputación de Costa Rica, which was chaired by Rafael Francisco Osejo . He acted as head of state under the self-chosen title Comandante General de las Armas . His troops were defeated on April 5, 1823 by troops of Gregorio José Ramírez y Castro , who occupied Cartago, captured Oreamuno and brought them to San José. A trial against him was held there, he was demoted, sentenced to imprisonment and a fine, but shortly afterwards pardoned.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Jorge Francisco Sáenz Carbonell, Don Joaquin de Oreamuno Muñoz y de la Trinidad: vida de un monárquico costarricense , EUNED, 1994, 296 pp, p 10
predecessor Office successor
Rafael Francisco Osejo Presidents of Costa Rica
March 29 to April 5, 1823 		Gregorio José Ramírez y Castro
personal data
SURNAME Oreamuno y Muñoz de la Trinidad, Joaquín de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Central American President
DATE OF BIRTH 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Cartago , Costa Rica
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1827
Place of death Cartago , Costa Rica