Mauro Fernández Acuña
Mauro Fernández Acuña (born December 19, 1843 in San José , † July 16, 1905 there ) was Minister for Public Education and Bank Director of Costa Rica .
Life
His parents were Mercedes Acuña Díaz Dobles and Aureliano Fernández Ramírez. His wife was Guadalupe Granados Bonilla. His daughter, María Le Fernández Le Cappellain, was the wife of Federico Alberto Tinoco Granados .
He studied law at the Universidad de Santo Tomás and finished his studies in 1869. In 1870 he traveled to Europe, learned English and French, worked as a lawyer in London and later in Madrid. He attended lectures by Nicolás Salmerón and Emilio Castelar at the Universidad Central .
Mauro Fernández Acuña has served in various positions on the Supreme Court and was a professor in a law school. In 1885, 1892 and 1902 he was a delegate in the constituent assemblies. He was President of Parliament, Minister of Finance and Trade, Councilor of State and Director of the Banco de Costa Rica of Washington S. Valentine .
In 1885 Bernardo Soto Alfaro appointed him Minister of Public Education. He closed the only university in Costa Rica, the Catholic Universidad de Santo Tomás , in other words he initiated an educational reform.
Individual evidence
- ^ The New York Times , June 14, 1897, Mauro Fernandez, who was Minister of Finance and Public Instruction for Costa Rico from 1885 to 1891 ; on the proposed Dingley Tariff en: Dingley Act
- ↑ The New York Times , May 26, 1897, Costa Rican ; Commissioners Here
- ↑ RODOLFO J. RODRÍGUEZ-R, Mauro Fernández y la secularización del pensamiento costarricense ( Memento of the original of October 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernández Acuña, Mauro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1905 |
| Place of death | San Jose |