Cleto González Víquez President

Cleto de Jesús González Víquez was, on two occasions, the President of Costa Rica, firstly as the 18th president in 1906 and lastly as the 26th president in 1928. Don Cleto was born in Barva, Heredia on October 13, 1858 as the son of Cleto González Pérez and Aurora Víquez Murillo. He was a renowned Costa Rican politician, lawyer, and historian.He married in 1889 to Adela Herrán Bonilla and died in San José, Costa Rica on September 23, 1937.Cleto González Víquez was given the title of Benemérito de la Patria on October 5, 1944.

Personal facts

Cleto González Víquez
Birth dateOctober 13, 1858
Birth place
Costa Rica , Heredia Province , Barva
Date of deathSeptember 23, 1937
Place of death
San José Costa Rica
Spouse
Adela Herr%C3%A1n Bonilla
Profession
Historian , Lawyer

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Politician

office26th President of Costa Rica
party
National Union Party (Costa Rica)
successor
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno

Topical connections

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Alfio PivaPolitician
Abel PachecoPolitician

Cleto González Víquez on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.asamblea.go.cr/Centro_de_informacion/Sala_Audiovisual/Expresindentes%20de%20Costa%20Rica/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=24