Gregorio José Ramírez, the colonial Costa Rica’s merchant flee, and independence
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Description: | This paper examines one of the “founding” fathers of Costa Rica during the independence period: Gregorio José Ramírez. First, it explores Ramírez’s family ancestors at the end of the colonial period; then, it studies merchants from the Central Valley and how they built a political and economic strategically merchant flee; third, it identifies how Ramírez, even though his health issues and limited sources, socially moved to become co-owner of a ship. Finally, this essay explains the way Ramírez gained political capital that allowed him to get a local position from which he played a decisive role during the first years of the Costa Rican State building process. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/47259 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/47259 |
| Keyword: | Political Power Independence Merchants Costa Rica Trade Poder Independencia Comercio política |