Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez

President of Costa Rica

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1831

Place of Birth: Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1882

Profession: politician

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

General Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez (December 16, 1831 – July 6, 1882) was President of Costa Rica on two occasions: from 1870 to 1876, and from 1877 to 1882.On 27 April 1870 Tomás Guardia was one of a group of army officers who deposed President Jesús Jiménez.
He was the power behind the throne during the very short presidency of his conspirator Bruno Carranza, whom he replaced after a period of three months. The following year he enacted Costa Rica's 1871 Constitution, which remained in force until 1948. On 8 May 1876 he surrendered the presidency to Aniceto Esquivel.
He continued to pull the strings of power during Esquivel's short term in office and that of Esquivel's successor Vicente Herrera, before reassuming the presidency himself on 11 September 1877.
He abolished the death penalty later that year. He remained in office until his death.

Aquiles Bigot (1822–1884)
Alternative names	Achille Bigot
Description	French painter Pintor francés radicado en Costa Rica, famoso principalmente por sus retratos
Date of birth/death	1822	1884
Location of birth/death	Paris	San José
Work period	siglo XIX
Work location	Paris, San José (Costa Rica)
Authority control	: Q19613190