José María Castro Madriz
José María Castro Madriz | |
|---|---|
| 1st and 5th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 31 August 1848 – 16 November 1849 | |
| Vice President | José María Alfaro Zamora Juan Rafael Mora Manuel José Carazo Bonilla |
| Preceded by | José María Alfaro Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Mora Porras |
| In office 8 May 1866 – 1 November 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Jiménez (first term) |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Jiménez (second term) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1818 San José, New Spain |
| Died | 4 April 1892 (age 73) San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Liberal |
José María Castro Madriz (1 September 1818 – 4 April 1892) was a Costa Rican lawyer, academic, diplomat, and politician. He served twice as President of Costa Rica, from 1848 to 1849, and from 1866 to 1868. On both occasions he was prevented from completing his term of office by military coups. During his first administration, on 31 August 1848, he formally declared Costa Rica an independent republic, definitively severing Costa Rica's ties to the moribund Federal Republic of Central America.