Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza

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Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza (born June 25, 1767 in Cartago , Costa Rica ; † July 8, 1839 there ) was a priest and president of Costa Rica.

Life

His parents were Manuela Baeza Espinosa de los Monteros y Maroto and Lieutenant Pedro de Alvarado y Guevara .

Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza was ordained a Catholic priest around 1791 . In 1797 he became pastor of San José and in 1798 of Heredia . Then he was entrusted with other church tasks. In 1820 he was finally appointed Vicario Foráneo de Costa Rica of the Bishop of León en Nicaragua , the episcopal vicar responsible for Costa Rica . This office was - until the establishment of the diocese of San José de Costa Rica on February 28, 1850 - the highest in the country's Catholic hierarchy .

José de Alvarado was one of the curas caudillos ( Spanish pastor and leader ), as the priests were called in Costa Rica, who wanted their country to be independent from Spain . On October 29, 1821 he was a co-signer of the Declaration of Independence ( Acta de Independencia de Costa Rica ). Alvarado was then appointed to the Junta de Legados de los Pueblos (Council of People's Deputies), which ruled Costa Rica at the beginning of independence. Its chairman was from November 12 to December 1, 1821 another cura caudillo , namely the priest Nicolás Carrillo y Aguirre. The junta decided on 1 December 1821 the Pacto de Concordia , the first constitution of Costa Rica.

According to this constitution, a Junta Gubernativa acted as a provisional government in place of the Junta de Legados de los Pueblos . José de Alvarado was elected its president on December 1, 1821. He held office until January 6, 1822. During his reign, electoral assemblies met to elect a Junta de Electores ( Electoral Council ). This body in turn elected the new government, the Junta Superior Gubernativa . As its chairman, Rafael Barroeta y Castilla took over the presidency of Alvarado.

Alvarado was a supporter of the annexation of Central America to the Empire of Mexico under Emperor Agustín de Itúrbide . Costa Rica sent delegates to the Congreso Constituyente de México in 1821 .

Alvarado left part of his fortune to the Church, the poor, young orphans and widows of Cartago. His son Juan Fernando Echeverría became vice president of Costa Rica.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jean-Pierre Bastian and others (ed.): Religious change in Costa Rica. A social science interpretation . Matthias-Grünewald-Verlag, Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-7867-2314-1 , p. 63.
  2. ^ Jorge Francisco Sáenz Carbonell: Los años de la ambulancia, 1834-1838: Gallegos y la capital ambulante , EUNED, 1989, p. 118.
predecessor Office successor
Braulio Evaristo Carrillo Colina Presidents of Costa Rica
December 1, 1821 to January 6, 1822 		Rafael Barroeta y Castilla
personal data
SURNAME Alvarado y Baeza, Pedro José de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Central American President
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Cartago , Costa Rica
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 1839
Place of death Cartago , Costa Rica