Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla

Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla ( born October 4, 1801 in Cartago, † May 23 1856 in San José ) was from November 29, 1844 to June 7, 1846 Jefe de Estado of Costa Rica.

Life

His parents were Justa de Bonilla y Laya - Bolívar and Isidro de Oreamuno y Alvarado.

On 7 June 1827 he married in Carthage, Agustina Gutierrez y La Peña - Monje, the daughter of Josefa de La Peña La Cerda y Monje Agustín Gutiérrez Lizaurzábal. In this marriage four children were born: Maria Esmeralda, Francisco José Jesús María y Salvador Oreamuno y Gutierrez. In Cartago, he studied Latin grammar in the priest Hipólito Rosales Calvo and humanities with undergraduate Rafael Francisco Osejo.

He was politically active in the county Republican of Cartago. In 1824 he was Juez de Minas, 1826, he was the third mayor of Carthage Third From 1826 to 1828 he was MP for Carthage.

From 1826 to 1827 he was a member of the Court. In 1831 he was a town councilor and chief administrative officer of Municipalities of Cartago. From 1831 to 1838 he was an official of the customs authorities of the Central American Confederation in Puntarenas. 1838 and 1842 he was Minister General, 1838 he was Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to Nicaragua. In 1841 he was a judge of the first instance of Cartago, From 1843 to 1844 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly. From 1843 to 1844 he was deputy Jefe de Estado. In 1847 he was Minister of War and Navy. From 1849 to 1850 he was governor of Cartago. From 1850 to 1856 he was Vice President and Chairman of the Parliament. In the elections 1844 the Jefe de Estado was no longer elected by the Cabildo, but by a direct election. Francisco Maria Oreamuno Bonilla wore against the incumbent José María Alfaro Zamora and 29 other candidates to win it. He took office on 29 November 1844 and filed on November 17, 1844 in his resignation which was not accepted and was developed by Rafael Moya Murillo ( 1844-1845 ) and José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado ( 1845-1846 ) and replaced it retired to Cartago.

In April 1845, Parliament deposed him and struggled a criminal case for leaving the post, but he remained president until June 7, 1846, José María Alfaro Zamora with a military coup broke the Constitution and usurped the office.

Oreamuno owned the more expensive real estate in the province of Cartago, he widmetet to the coffee-growing and cattle breeding. He was a correspondent for the weekly La Paz y el Progreso. He died of cholera when he chaired the Parliament and Vice- President was. 1914 Cantón the province of Cartago with the Cantónssitz San Rafael, Oreamuno was named.

Jesús Jiménez Zamora, his son and Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, his grandson, were also the President of the Republic.