Gregorio José Ramírez, the colonial Costa Rica’s merchant flee, and independence

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 strat...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Molina Jiménez, Iván
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2021
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/47259
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/47259
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Political Power
Independence
Merchants
Costa Rica
Trade
Poder
Independencia
Comercio
política
Descrição
Resumo: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.