Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz
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Aniceto Esquivel | |
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 Esquivel c. 1876 | |
| 9th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 1876 – 30 July 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Herrera Zeledón |
| President of the Constitutional Congress | |
| In office 1 May 1886 – 30 April 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel Carazo Peralta |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Aragón Quesada |
| Deputy of the Constitutional Congress | |
| In office 1 May 1884 – 30 April 1892 | |
| Constituency | San José Province |
| In office 1 May 1872 – 30 April 1876 | |
| Constituency | San José Province |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 November 1868 – 5 January 1869 | |
| President | Jesús Jiménez Zamora |
| Preceded by | Julián Volio Llorente |
| Succeeded by | Juan Rafael Mata Lafuente |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz 18 April 1824 Cartago, Costa Rica, Federal Republic of Central America |
| Died | 22 October 1898 (aged 74) |
| Education | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (BA) |
Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz (18 April 1824 – 22 October 1898) was a Costa Rican politician who served as the 9th President of Costa Rica from May to July 1876, before being deposed in a coup d'état by Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez.
Early life
[edit]Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz[1] was born in Cartago, Costa Rica on 18 April 1824, to Narciso Esquivel Salazar and Ursula Sáenz Ulloa.[2] His father was a wealthy coffee grower and one of the signatories of the Act of Independence of the Republic of Costa Rica.[1][3] He graduated with a law degree from the Universidad de San Carlos Borromeo.[4]
Career
[edit]Esquivel was a professor at the University of Santo Tomas. He was a member of the constituent assemblies of 1859 and 1869. He served as president of the Constitutional Congress of Costa Rica.[2]
General Lorenzo Salazar Alvarado supported Esquivel and Esquivel was considered as a candidate in the 1863 and 1866 elections, but he did not run.[4] Esquivel won the 1876 presidential election,[2] which 0.2% of the population voted in.[5] His government allocated 20,000 pesos to exhume and transfer the remains of Braulio Carrillo Colina, the former head of state, from El Salvador to Costa Rica. A funeral for Juan Rafael Mora Porras was also organised by his government.[2]
Nicaragua attempted to nullify the Cañas–Jerez Treaty during Esquivel's presidency and threatened war between the two countries. Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez wanted to launch a war against Nicaragua, but Esquivel refused to do so. Guardia and military officers loyal to him overthrew Esquivel on 30 July 1876.[2] Vicente Herrera Zeledón replaced him as president.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Esquivel married Ana Isaura Carazo y Peralta, the daughter of Manuel José Carazo Bonilla, on 29 February 1856, and fathered thirteen children with her.[4] He died in San José, Costa Rica on 22 October 1898.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Carbonell 2002, p. 51.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica.
- 1 2 Quirós 2018, p. 74.
- 1 2 3 Carbonell 2002, p. 52.
- ↑ Yashar 1997, p. 56.
Works cited
[edit]Books
[edit]- Carbonell, Jorge (2002). Los meses de don Aniceto: ascenso y caída de don Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz. Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica. ISBN 9789968311823.
- Quirós, Luko (2018). Turrialba en la mirada de los viajeros. Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977664439.
- Yashar, Deborah (1997). Demanding Democracy: Reform and Reaction in Costa Rica and Guatemala, 1870s-1950s. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9789977664439.
Web
[edit]- "Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz". Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026.
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