José María Montealegre Fernández

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José María Montealegre Fernández.

José María Montealegre Fernández (born March 19, 1815 in San José Costa Rica , † September 26, 1887 in San José (California) , USA ) was President of Costa Rica from August 14, 1859 to May 8, 1863 .

Life

It was the first son of Gerónima Fernández Chacón and Mariano Montealegre Bustamante. His father was employed in the Factoría de Tabacos . The family belonged to the bourgeoisie , which appropriated ejidos .

He married the first time in April 1840 in San José, Ana María Mora Porras (1819-1854), the sister of José Miguel Mora Porras and Juan Rafael Mora Porras . In the marriage Montealegre Mora 13 children were born:

  1. Juan Gerardo, married Rafaela Mata Brenes, the daughter of Juan Rafael Mata Lafuente.
  2. Ana Benita, married Francisco Giralt y Gutiérrez.
  3. Ana Julia, († childhood).
  4. Ana Sara, († childhood).
  5. Rosa Ana María, married John Thomas Beales.
  6. Ricardo Montealegre Mora, married Amelia Echeverría y Alvarado.
  7. Sara, married Rafael Gallegos Sáenz, the son of Rafael Luis José de Gallegos y Alvarado .
  8. José María, married Ramona Iglesias Llorente, the sister of Francisco María Iglesias Llorente.
  9. Julia, married Juan de Dios Gallegos Sáenz, another son of Rafael Luis José de Gallegos y Alvarado .
  10. Manuel Ana, († childhood).
  11. Manuel Joaquín, married Camila Branger.
  12. Dolores (1853-1950).
  13. Mercedes (1854), married Manuel Salazar Chacón, the son of General Lorenzo Salazar Alvarado. (1813-1871).

On January 1, 1858, he married Sofía Matilde Joy Redman (1823-1908).

The children of the Montealegre-Joy marriage were:

  1. Eduardo José Guillermo (1859-1884).
  2. Josefina, married William Arthur Wilson.
  3. Carolina Sofía, († childhood).

He studied at Lauderdale House in London and graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1837 as a surgeon .

Between 1820 and 1830 he was a partner in James Gerard and Richard Trevithick mines in Monte del Aguacate . Between 1830 and 1850 was dedicated to the cultivation and export of coffee, ran a pharmacy.

On June 25, 1863, he contributed a million pesos to the founding of the Banco Anglo-Costarricense , other owners were Edward W. Allpress and Allan Wallis, the British consul in San José. It opened its business premises to customers on July 1, 1864. It was a money-emitting institute from 1864 to 1884 and from 1902 to 1917. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. printed the bills in 1994 and made them bankrupt. He was the first surgeon to use chloroform in Costa Rica. During the cholera epidemic in 1856 he gave aid in San José. He chaired the medical council of Costa Rica.

Presidency 1859–1863

He was brought to power by a military coup. Convened a constituent assembly which issued the liberal constitution of 1859. His government cabinet included José María Castro Madriz , Jesús Jiménez Zamora , Julián Volio Llorente , Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz , Juan José Ulloa Solares and Vicente Aguilar Cubero. In April 1860 presidential elections the opposition candidate was Manuel Mora Fernández. Many war bonds from the war against the Filibusteropiraten under William Walker (mercenary) were redeemed.

In his government cabinet were: Francisco María Iglesias Llorente, Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz, Vicente Aguilar Cubero and Francisco Montealegre Fernández. In 1862 he sent captain José Antonio Angulo to Talamanca

After his presidency he was an MP for San José (Costa Rica) and member of a constituent assembly in 1869. In 1872 he went into exile in California under the government of Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rafael Ángel Méndez, Imágenes del poder: Juan Santamaría y el ascenso de la nación en Costa Rica (1860-1915) , EUNED, 2007, 175 pp 43
  2. ↑ Jorge Francisco Sáenz Carbonell, Los meses de don Aniceto: ascenso y caída de don Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz , EUNED, 2002, 232 p., P. 52
  3. ↑ James Hodge Richard Trevithick: an illustrated life of Richard Trevithick, 1771-1833 , Osprey Publishing, 1973, 48 pp. 38
  4. ↑ Ricardo Fernández Guardia, Reseña Histórica de Talamanca , EUNED, 2006 p. 105
  5. ^ Raúl Francisco Arias Sánchez, María Montealegre: ¿médico o cirujano?  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.tribunademocratica.com  

References

  1. ^ Es : Juan Rafael Mata Lafuente
  2. ^ Es : Francisco María Iglesias Llorente
  3. ↑ en: Lauderdale House
  4. ↑ en: Bradbury Wilkinson and Company
  5. ^ Es : Vicente Aguilar Cubero
  6. ^ Es : Francisco María Iglesias Llorente
  7. ^ Es : Francisco Montealegre Fernández
  8. ↑ es: Talamanca (cantón)
predecessor Office successor
Juan Rafael Mora Porras Presidents of Costa Rica
August 14, 1859 - May 8, 1863 		Jesús Jiménez Zamora
personal data
SURNAME Montealegre Fernández, José María
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Costa Rica
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose , Costa Rica
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1887
Place of death San Jose (California)