https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl History of it en-us 2021-02-19 13:56:04 UTC 2021-02-19 14:24:50 UTC hello@padlet.com 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218874936 Christopher Columbus visits the area, naming it Costa Rica, (Rich Coast), but disease and resistance by the local population delay the establishment of a permanent settlement for nearly 60 years.]]> 2021-02-19 14:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218874936 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218883692 Central America gains independence from Spain. A dispute ensues over whether Costa Rica should join an independent Mexico or a confederation of Central American states.]]> 2021-02-19 14:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218883692 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218885317  Costa Rica becomes fully independent.]]> 2021-02-19 14:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218885317 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218886310 Under the leadership of Juan Rafael Mora, Costa Rica takes the lead in organising Central American resistance against William Walker, the US adventurer who took over Nicaragua in 1855.]]> 2021-02-19 14:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218886310 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218889795 President Rafael Angel Calderon Guradia, founder of the United Christian Socialist Party (PUSC), introduces liberal reforms, including recognition of workers' rights and minimum wages.]]> 2021-02-19 14:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218889795 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218927736 New constitution gives women and people of African descent the right to vote; armed forces abolished and replaced by civil guard; Jose Figueres Ferrer, co-founder of National Liberation Party (PLN), elected president and begins ambitious socialist programme, including introducing a social security system and nationalising banks.]]> 2021-02-19 14:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218927736 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218930816 Luis Alberto Monge (PLN) elected president and introduces harsh austerity programme. Meanwhile, Costa Rica comes under pressure from the US to weigh in against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua.]]> 2021-02-19 14:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218930816 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218932131 Leaders of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras sign peace plan devised by Oscar Arias Sanchez, who in turn wins the Nobel Peace Prize for the plan.]]> 2021-02-19 14:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218932131 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218935145 President Rodriguez and his Nicaraguan counterpart resolve long-standing dispute over navigation along San Juan river, which serves as their border.]]> 2021-02-19 14:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218935145 1275962 https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218936343 Energy and telecommunications workers strike over President Pacheco's privatisation plans; teachers strike over problems in paying their salaries. Strikes prompt three ministers to resign.  Three Chilean diplomats are killed by a security guard at their embassy in San Jose.]]> 2021-02-19 14:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1275962/e04wwrpdj2z8lnyl/wish/1218936343