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1563
Cartago Established
A permanent settlement of Cartago established in the cool, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for about 2 and half centuries after. -
Day of Independence
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Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
The Annexation of Guanacaste Day, celebrated on July 25th, commemorates the annexation of the province of Guanacaste to Costa Rica, which occurred in 1824 – prior to this year, Guanacaste was part of Nicaragua -
Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica
Over time, many whites freed their slaves and slavery was abolished in 1823, along with the other Central American countries. The largest Costa Rican Black community is from the Caribbean, which today constitutes the majority of the Costa Rican Black population. -
Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats William Walker's invading Nicaraguans
The final battle of what Nicaraguans called the "National War" (1856–57) took place in the spring of 1857 in the town of Rivas, near the Costa Rican border. Walker beat off the attacks, but the effort diminished the strength and morale of his forces and he soon succumbed. -
Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
a copyright treaty signed at Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 11 August 1910, providing mutual recognition of copyrights where the work carries a notice containing a statement of reservation of rights -
US marines invade Costa Rica
The United States sent troops to Costa Rica to address the tyrannical leadership of President Federico Tinoco. Had they not done that, Costa Rica may not be the land of Pura Vida as we know it today. -
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Costa Rican Civil War
Costa Rican rebels revolted against the newly elected President since he committed voters fraud. The Legislature was very pro-government and decided to cover the crisis. The civil war was the bloodiest event in the 20th Century for Costa Rica. Soon after they made a decision that included the army... -
Dissolving of armed forces
On December 1 1948, Costa Rica dissolved its armed forces. Soon after it became a mostly peaceful country. Since then Costa Rica has expanded its economy. They mostly rely on their agricultural resources such as live stock and crops. They also recently now have better technology and tourism industries.