Juan Mora Fernández
Juan Mora Fernández (born July 12, 1784 in San José , † November 16, 1854 in San José) was a Costa Rican politician.
Mora Fernandéz was President of Costa Rica from September 8, 1824 to March 9, 1833 , the first year of which was provisional. In 1825 he was elected by the National Assembly with a large majority, making him the first elected head of state in the country. The most important event in his tenure was a land reform, which resulted in the formation of a class of a few, powerful coffee barons .
After his presidency, Mora Fernández held various offices - including two short-term vice-presidents. Most recently he was President of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica from 1850 until his death in 1854.
Senda Ignorada
In colonial New Spain , the ownership structure was largely determined by ejidos , which were not available to the real estate market . This form of property and the property of the church secularized and privatized liberals like Mora.
In 1983 director Ingo Niehaus shot the feature film Senda Ignorada . The film shows the attempts of Juan Mora Fernández to carry out a land reform. From 1820 to 1821, as Alcalde of San José, he distributed ejidoland, free of charge to individuals, on the condition that coffee was cultivated. In the film, a group of traders representing the rising middle class ends the reform through betrayal.
Individual evidence
- ^ Republic of Costa Rica
- ↑ María Lourdes Cortés, Carlos Freer V., Luces Cámara Acción! - Textos de cine y televisión , Universidad de Costa Rica, 2000, 227 p., P. 178.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agustín Gutiérrez Lizaurzábal |
Presidents of Costa Rica September 8, 1824 - March 9, 1833 |
José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mora Fernández, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1854 |
| Place of death | San Jose |