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The indigenous tribes living
in Costa Rica were the Caribs, Borucas, Chibchas,
and Diquis |
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1502 |
September 18: Christopher
Columbus visits the area and names it Costa Rica
which translates as Rich Coast
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1561 |
Juan de Cavallon leads the
first successful Costa Rican colonisers from Spain |
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1500's |
1500's - 1600's: The Caribs
were progressively wiped out by the after-effects of
the Spanish Costa Rican conquest
The Spanish were continuously
harassed by the native Caribs and by pirates and
buccaneers who attacked the Spanish galleons which
were carrying riches back to Spain from the Spanish
Main
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1776 |
Spain encompasses all of its
territories in south-east South America to create
one large colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio
de la Plata
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1808 |
Coffee is introduced into
Costa Rica from Cuba |
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1810 |
Overthrow of the king of Spain
by Napoleon
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1821 |
Central America gains
independence from Spain
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1823 |
Costa Rica joined the United
Provinces of Central America ( El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)
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1838 |
Costa Rica became fully
independent
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1849 |
New constitution gives Costa
Rican women and people of African descent the right
to vote. |
