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Revision as of 15:04, 11 December 2021
Historical Timeline for Costa Rica - A chronology of key events
- -1100 BC AD โก First traces of the settlement of Costa Rica. It is assumed that the first inhabitants were attracted by the potential resources of the coasts.
- -1000 BC โก Construction of the Huetar city of Guayabo which attests to the seizure of power of this Indian community in Costa Rica but the city is abandoned around 1400; the reasons for this abandonment are still unknown.
- -100 BC AD โก Development of Costa Rica's trade with other Central American countries such as Mexico. Costa Rica mainly sells gold.
- 1502 โก Christopher Columbus discovers a new land, the island of Uvita off Limรณn.
- 1509 โก The recognized territory is attached to Castilla del Oro in Panama.
- 1519 โก Arrival of the first Spanish settlers in the Gulf of Nicoya and the first clashes with the Chorotegas and Huetares Indians.
- 1524 โก On the Nicoya peninsula, foundation of Bruselas by Francisco de Cordรณba.
- 1525 โก Victory of Juan de Cavallรณn over the Indians.
- 1526 โก Foundation of Cartago which becomes the capital of the territory.
- 1570 โก The portion of land called Costa Rica is integrated into the general captaincy of Guatemala.
- 1600 โก The colonists discover the Central Valley.
- 1706 โก Foundation of Heredia which is then called Cobujuquรญ.
- 1737 โก Foundation of Villa Nueva de la Boca del Monte which will become San Josรฉ.
- 1782 โก Foundation of Alajuela under the name of Villa Hermosa.
- 1821 โก On September 15, Costa Rica becomes an independent republic.
- 1823 โก Costa Rica is part of the Federation of United Provinces of America until 1838.
- 1824 โก Juan Mora Fernรกndez is the first president of the young Republic, slavery is abolished.
- 1828 โก Annexation by referendum of Guanacaste, a region until then independent.
- 1848 โก Costa Rica formalizes its independence.
- 1857 โก Liberation of Nicaragua occupied by William Walker's troops by a Central American coalition.
- 1882 โก Abolition of the death penalty. The following year, the length of the working day is limited to 8 hours.
- 1940 โก Costa Rica declares war on Germany and asks German residents to leave the territory.
- 1941 โก Women obtain the right to vote; we pass a law on social guarantees (Social Security) which prefigures the environmental guarantees voted in 2002.
- 1943 โก Edition of the Labor Code.
- 1949 โก Abolition of the army and nationalization of the banks.
- 1963 โก Eruption of the Irazรบ volcano which spits ash for two years.
- 1979 โก Massive arrival of 300,000 Nicaraguans fleeing the new Sandinista regime.
- 1983 โก Costa Rica proclaims its "perpetual, active and unarmed" neutrality. The same year, the hero Franklin Chang Dรญaz's first trip to space.
- 1986 โก Oscar Arias Sรกnchez becomes President of the Republic.
- 1987 โก Oscar Arias Sรกnchez receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his action in favor of peace in Central America (EsquipulasII).
- 1995 โก Economic slowdown, social movements. Entry of Costa Rica into the WTO.
- 1998 โก Election to the presidency of the Republic of Miguel Angel Rodrรญguez who undertakes an economic recovery plan.
- 2002 โก Abel Pacheco, the former director of the San Josรฉ psychiatric hospital, is elected President of the Republic.
- 2006 โก Oscar Arias Sรกnchez, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1987), is elected President of the Republic for a second term.
- 2007 โก Referendum on the Free Trade Agreement for Central America (CAFTA in English which means Central American Free Trade Agreement), the "yes" wins by little.
- 2008 โก Entry into force of the free trade agreement which is still controversial as to the advantages and disadvantages of opening up markets, especially that of the United States.
- 2009 โก Costa Rica resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba, which broke off in 1961.
- 2009 โก Costa Rica is committed to respecting OECD tax standards, and has thus been removed from the blacklist of tax havens.
- 2010 โก Election of Laura Chinchilla as President of Costa Rica. On February 7, 2010, Ms. Laura Chinchilla was elected President of Costa Rica in the first round. She is the first woman president of this country. She is an activist of the National Liberation Party.
- 2012 โก Signature of a free trade treaty between the European Union and the countries of Central America in Tegucigalpa (Honduras). Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama sign a Comprehensive Association Agreement that also includes a region-to-region trade component that will help establish trade opportunities for all parties.
- 2011 โก The border dispute with Nicaragua in the Calero Island region, over the San Juan River that separates the two countries, has come to an end. Nicaragua is authorized to continue dredging the river, but Costa Rica has the right to send observers to ascertain possible damage to the environment.
- 2013 โก The president ofs United States Barack Obama is received in May by the President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, with whom he discusses the issues of the fight against drug trafficking and the distribution of natural gas.
- 2013 โก On May 31, the assassination of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a volunteer who saved turtle eggs in the province of Limon, on the Caribbean coast. Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets. In tribute to the young activist, the NGO Sea Shepherd named a ship in his name.
- 2013 โก In June, cooperation agreements between China and Costa Rica were signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They amount to nearly two billion dollars, or 4% of Costa Rica's GDP, and relate to the construction of an oil refinery and a highway.
- 2014 โก Leader of the opposition, political scientist Luis Guillermos Solรญs Rivera was elected on May 8 at the head of the country.
- 2014 โก In July, Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General, was on an official visit to Costa Rica. He called the country a "symbol of peace", before taking a symbolic bike ride around the Foreign Ministry in the Amon barrio.
- 2014 โก Costa Rica assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in 2014. He is studying the possibility of joining the Pacific Alliance, a forum of Latin American countries favorable to free trade.
- 2015 โก On Thursday April 9, the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) unanimously decided to invite Costa Rica to initiate the process of joining the organization: a major milestone achieved in strengthening Costa Rica's ties with the OECD.
- 2015 โก In January, the 7 people indicted in the Sandoval case were finally acquitted by the Limon Criminal Court, which sparked the anger of environmentalists around the world.
- 2015 โก Also in January, President Solis traveled to China for a state visit. This also marked the inauguration of the China-CELAC forum. This visit marks a little more the strengthened bond with China, to the detriment of Taiwan.
- 2016 โก The country's green policy continues since the entire country has operated at 98% thanks to renewable energies, throughout the year.
- 2017 โก In response to the crisis in Venezuela, Costa Rica is one of 12 Latin American countries not to recognize the constituent assembly desired by President Maduro and just elected.
Source
https://www.petitfute.com/p53-costa-rica/guide-touristique/c69729-histoire.html
