Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera
Costa Rican politician (1823–1898) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera (March 11, 1823 – March 21, 1898) was a Guatemalan politician and lawyer. Superb leader and speaker, helped the liberal regime of Justo Rufino Barrios, served in the Guatemalan legislature, taught in the College of Law of the Universidad Nacional de Guatemala and, towards the end of his life, was a presidential candidate himself losing to general José María Reyna Barrios. He was also Foreign Secretary of Costa Rica in 1856 and from 1870 to 1873, and President of University of Saint Thomas, also in Costa Rica.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montúfar and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
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Born | Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera (1823-03-11)March 11, 1823 Guatemala City |
Died | May 22, 1898(1898-05-22) (aged 75) Guatemala City |
Nickname | Don Lencho |
Occupation | diplomat, writer, legislature, journalist |
Language | Spanish |
Period | 19th century |
Genre | History |
Literary movement | Liberalism and Positivism |
Spouse | Maria de Jesus Madriz Enríquez |
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Quick Facts Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Vice-chancellor of University of Saint Thomas, Costa Rica ...
Lorenzo Montúfar y Rivera | |
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Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica | |
In office 1870–1873 | |
Vice-chancellor of University of Saint Thomas, Costa Rica | |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala | |
President | Justo Rufino Barrios |
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