CR History

Who was the first president of the Republic of Costa Rica?

• José María Castro Madriz

• Juan Mora Fernández

• Juan Mora Porras

• José Figueres Ferrer

Who was Costa Rica's first head of state?

• José María Castro Madriz

• Juan Mora Fernández

• Juan Mora Porras

• José Figueres Ferrer

In what year did Costa Rica secede from the Central American Federation?

• 1836

• 1824

• 1838

• 1840

In what year was the Nicoya Party annexed to Costa Rica?

• 1823

• 1826

• 1830

• 1824

First Costa Rican civil war in which imperialists and republicans confronted each other. The former wished to unite Costa Rica to Iturbide's Empire, while the republicans proclaimed the total independence of the country.

• Guerra de la Liga

• Guerra del Jocote

• Guerra de la Ambulancia

• Guerra de Ochomogo

In 1910, Costa Rica and Panama accepted the mediation of a third country to settle their border disputes. Which country offered this mediation?

• Great Britain

• Holy See

• United States

• France

Which president definitively separated Costa Rica from the Central American Federal Republic and proclaimed it a free, sovereign and independent state?

• Braulio Carrillo

• José María Alfaro Zamora

• Francisco Morazán

• Federico Tinoco Granados

Which country offered military support to Costa Rica, through the sale of arms, during the National Campaign of 1856?

• Great Britain

• United States

• Spain

• France

Who was the first Chancellor of the Free State of Costa Rica?

• José María Alfaro Zamora

• Juan Mora Porras

• Juan Mora Fernández

• José María Castro Madriz