1910 in Costa Rica
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Events in the year 1910 in Costa Rica.
Incumbents
- President: Cleto González Víquez (until 8 May), Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (from 8 May)
- First Designate of the Presidency: Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (until 8 May), Carlos Durán Cartín (from 8 May)
- Second Designate of the Presidency: Andrés Venegas García (until 8 May), Alberto González Soto (from 8 May)
- Third Designate of the Presidency: José Astúa Aguilar (until 8 May), Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias (from 8 May)
Events
- 7 April – 1910 Costa Rican general election: Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno is elected president, defeating Rafael Iglesias Castro.[1]
- 13 April–4 May – The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes destroy much of Cartago and kill hundreds of people.[2]
Deaths
- 3 January – Antonio Saldaña, last king of Talamanca (b. 1880)[3]
References
- ^ "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" [History of the presidential elections 1824–2014] (PDF), Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (in Spanish), 2017, retrieved 2025-07-29
- ^ Randall Corella V. (2010-05-02), "Pesadilla en las brumas" [Nightmare in the mist], La Nación (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2010-05-13
- ^ Fernando González Vásquez (2010-01-10), "Un rey nacido en Costa Rica" [A king born in Costa Rica], La Nación (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2019-07-22