The battle of Sardinal in the context of the National Campaign of 1856-1857
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2025 |
| Descrizione: | Even though the first stage of the 1856-1857 National Campaign against the army of filibuster leader William Walker was concentrated on the Pacific coast of both Costa Rica and Nicaragua, a particular battle took place on the Caribbean plains, specifically at the mouth of the Sardinal River, a tributary of the Sarapiquí River. Occurring on the morning of April 10, 1856, a troop of 100 citizens from Alajuela, commanded by Florentino Alfaro and Rafael Orozco, clashed with an enemy contingent led by John M. Baldwin, that penetrated from La Trinidad, at the confluence of the San Juan and Sarapiquí rivers. After an hour of fighting in the estuary —now gone, due to erosion— both groups withdrew, deeming themselves victorious. Based on the few existing testimonies, along with other documentary sources, this article analyzes the historical context and the strategic significance of said battle —which represented the second expulsion of the filibusters from the territory of Costa Rica—, while reconstructing the battle events to understand what really happened. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Istituzione: | Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Lingua: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/8370 |
| Accesso online: | https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/comunicacion/article/view/8370 |
| Keyword: | Filibusterism Sarapiquí River Florentino Alfaro Rafael Orozco John M. Baldwin Literature Filibusterismo río Sarapiquí Literatura |