- costa rica independence day 15 de septiembre | Costa Developers
Every year on September 15, Costa Rica’s Independence Day celebrations commemorate freedom from Spanish rule in 1821.
Under
Spanish rule, Costa Rica became a part of the kingdom of Guatemala from
1570 forward. Costa Rica’s inaccessibility from Guatemala City and
because of its lack of natural resources it received little attention
from the other provinces of Central America. The Spanish conquerors
pretty much left the territory on its own devices. Costa Ricans
therefore depended to farming that caters only for their own
consumption. Costa Rica continued to play a minor role in the kingdom of
Guatemala until the growth of tobacco as a major export. Guatemalan
authorities later gave Costa Rica some importance because of its
contribution in the production of commercial grade tobacco.
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In
1821, Costa Rica joined the other Central American provinces in
declaring independence from Spain. Costa Rica spent a brief time in the
Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide. Later Costa Rica became a state
in the Federal Republic of Central America from 1823 to 1839. As the
newly independent provinces formed a Federation, border disputes caused
much of the region’s turbulent history and conditions.
Costa
Rica’s membership in the Federal Republic of Central America was short
lived because in 1838 Costa Rica formally withdrew and proclaimed
itself, sovereign as the Central American Federation was no longer
performing its function.
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The
people of Costa Rica celebrate Independence Day with much fun and
merriment. The national holiday is marked by nationalistic parades and
musical performances by the students in the community. Celebrations
start a night before Independence Day with a parade of homemade lanterns
that symbolizes the day when the news arrived in Costa Rica at
nighttime.
In Costa Developers we are very proud to be part of this country of peace and freedom.
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