Manuel Alvarado e Hidalgo
Manuel de Jesús Alvarado e Hidalgo (born January 1, 1784 in San José , Costa Rica; † January 21, 1836 there ) was a Catholic priest and head of state of Costa Rica in 1823 and 1824 .
Life
His parents were Dolores Hidalgo y Ugalde and José Antonio de Alvarado Valverde. He studied at the Seminary Colegio Seminario San Ramón in León . He looked after some parishes including that of San José .
He was a supporter of the republican form of government .
From November 12th to December 1st, 1821 he represented Curridabat and Aserrí in the Junta de Legados de los Pueblos , a constituent assembly presided over by the priest Nicolás Carrillo y Aguirre and which on December 1st, 1821 issued the Pacto de Concordia , a constitution .
From December 1821 to January 6, 1822 he was a member of the first Junta Gubernativa of a government chaired by Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza .
He was a member of the third Junta Superior Gubernativa, a government that ruled Costa Rica from May 10, 1823 to September 8, 1824. The other members of the Junta Superior Gubernativa were Eusebio Rodríguez y Castro, José Santiago de Bonilla y Laya-Bolívar, Alejo Aguilar, José Tomás Gómez y Elizondo and Pío Murillo y Gutiérrez. Manuel Alvarado e Hidalgo presided over this government from May 10, 1823 to January 8, 1824 and from February 12 to September 8, 1824.
During his reign a flag for Costa Rica and the affiliation to the Central American Confederation was decreed. A constituent assembly was called and on January 21, 1825 a constitution was issued. Mariano Montealegre Bustamante was sent as the first ambassador to Nicaragua, who concluded the Tratado Montealegre-Velasco with the governments in Granada (Nicaragua) and the Tratado Montealegre Solís with the government in Léon (Nicaragua) .
He owned the hacienda La Verbena near San José and a cattle hacienda in Aranjuez near Puntarenas . He bequeathed his fortune to the Casa de Enseñanza de Santo Tomás .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presidentes de la Asamblea Legislativa ( Memento of March 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Footnotes
- ↑ es: Curridabat (cantón)
- ↑ en: Aserrí Canton
- ^ Es : Nicolás Carrillo y Aguirre
- ^ Es : Pacto de Concordia
- ^ Es : Eusebio Rodríguez y Castro
- ^ Es : José Santiago de Bonilla y Laya-Bolívar
- ^ Es : Mariano Montealegre Bustamante
- ^ Es : Tratado Montealegre-Velasco
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José María de Peralta y La Vega |
Presidents of Costa Rica May 10, 1823 - January 8, 1824 February 12 - September 8, 1824 |
Agustín Gutiérrez Lizaurzábal |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alvarado e Hidalgo, Manuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alvarado e Hidalgo, Manuel de Jesús |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | President of Costa Rica |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , Costa Rica |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1836 |
| Place of death | San Jose , Costa Rica |