Santos León Herrera

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Santos León Herrera (* 1874 ; † 1950 ) was President of Costa Rica from April 24, 1948 to May 3, 1948 . Herrera was married to Luisa Zavaleta and had two children with her, Rafael and Balvina León Zavaleta. Santos León Herrera was one of the first to graduate from the Liceo de Costa Rica . He studied engineering and worked as a teacher. His specialty was agriculture and surveying.

Herrera was a delegate to a constituent assembly in 1917 and was twice a member of parliament. In the third term of office of Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno May 8, 1932 to May 8, 1936 he was government minister. He became the third deputy of Teodoro Picado Michalski and when he fled Costa Rica before the revolution of 1948, he was acting president.

On May 8, 1950, Herrera was buried in the Central Cemetery in San José.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fernando Soto Harrison, Qué pasó en los años 40 , EUNED, 1991, 368 p., P. 303
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jps.go.cr

References

  1. ↑ en: Vice Presidents of Costa Rica
  2. ^ Es : Guerra Civil de Costa Rica
predecessor Office successor
Teodoro Picado Michalski Presidents of Costa Rica
April 24, 1948 - May 3, 1948 		José Figueres Ferrer
personal data
SURNAME Herrera, Santos León
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Costa Rica
DATE OF BIRTH 1874
DATE OF DEATH 1950
Place of death San José (Costa Rica)