He was elected to succeed Guardia in 1882. As president he implemented measures that sought to undermine the power of the Roman Catholic Church. He withdrew the Concordat with the Holy See, expelled both the Jesuits and the bishop of Costa Rica from the country, and in 1884 passed laws that placed cemeteries under state control, introduced civil marriage, and legalized divorce. The most powerful figure within his government was his brother-in-law, former president José María Castro Madriz, who served as minister of foreign and religious affairs, education, justice, and public aid.
During his administration the state defaulted on its financial obligations to Minor C. Keith, who was building a railway to the Caribbean port of Limón. To compensate him, cabinet minister Bernardo Soto signed a deal that gave Keith 800,000 acres (3,200 km2) of tax-free land along the railroad, plus a 99-year lease on the operation of the train route. Keith would later use those lands and his command of the railroad to build a powerful banana trading concern (see United Fruit Company).
próspero, fernández, oreamuno, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, fernández, second, maternal, family, name, oreamuno, juan, primitivo, july, 1834, march, 1885, president, costa, rica, from, 1882, 1885, president, costa, ricain, office, august, 188. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fernandez and the second or maternal family name is Oreamuno Juan Primitivo Prospero Fernandez Oreamuno July 18 1834 March 12 1885 was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885 1 Prospero Fernandez OreamunoPresident of Costa RicaIn office 10 August 1882 12 March 1885Preceded bySaturnino Lizano GutierrezSucceeded byBernardo SotoPersonal detailsBorn18 July 1834San JoseDied12 March 1885 aged 50 AtenasFernandez studied philosophy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala before embarking on a military career He fought in the war of 1856 1857 against William Walker and participated in the military coup that overthrew Jesus Jimenez in 1870 He was married to a sister of Tomas Guardia and under Guardia s government he was appointed commander of the Alajuela barracks and given the rank of Major General He was elected to succeed Guardia in 1882 As president he implemented measures that sought to undermine the power of the Roman Catholic Church He withdrew the Concordat with the Holy See expelled both the Jesuits and the bishop of Costa Rica from the country and in 1884 passed laws that placed cemeteries under state control introduced civil marriage and legalized divorce The most powerful figure within his government was his brother in law former president Jose Maria Castro Madriz who served as minister of foreign and religious affairs education justice and public aid During his administration the state defaulted on its financial obligations to Minor C Keith who was building a railway to the Caribbean port of Limon To compensate him cabinet minister Bernardo Soto signed a deal that gave Keith 800 000 acres 3 200 km2 of tax free land along the railroad plus a 99 year lease on the operation of the train route Keith would later use those lands and his command of the railroad to build a powerful banana trading concern see United Fruit Company President Fernandez died in office shortly after declaring war on Guatemala which under Gen Justo Rufino Barrios had embarked on the reunification of the dissolved United Provinces of Central America National Highway CR 27 connecting the capital city of San Jose with the Pacific coast s port of Caldera is named in his honor References Edit El Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones Presidentes de la Republica de Costa Rica Political officesPreceded bySaturnino Lizano Gutierrez President of Costa Rica1882 1885 Succeeded byBernardo Soto Alfaro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prospero Fernandez Oreamuno amp oldid 1063947914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
