18 seven 1502 Christophe Colomb unloads with Costa Rica between the Uvita island and the island of Puerto Limon.

1509 The Territory of Costa Rica is attached to Castilla del Oro established in Panama.

1519-1920 First Spanish settles in the gulf of Nicoya.
The Indians Chorotegas and Huetares resist to the Spanish invader.

1524 Foundation of the town of Bruselas in the peninsula of Nicoya by Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba.

1525 Indian resistance is dammed up by Juan de Cavallon.

1526 Creation of the city and capital Cartago, San will succeed to him in 1823.

1570 The province of Costa Rica is created, it is integrated into the general Harbour office of Guatemala (which covers the current Central America).

1600-1690 Settlement of the Central Valley.

1706 Creation of the town of Cubujuqui (current Heredia).

1737 Creation of Nueva Villa of Boca LED Goes up (future San).

1782 Creation of Hermosa Villa (current Alajuela).

15 seven 1821 Costa Rica reaches independence.

1823 Formation of the republican state of Costa Rica, San becomes the capital of the country.
Costa Rica adheres to the federation of the plain provinces of Central America.

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1824 Juan Mora Fernandez becomes the first Head of State of Costa Rica.
Abolition of slavery.

1828 The area independent of Nicoya is annexed to Costa Rica following a referendum.

1838 Costa Rica leaves the Federation of the plain provinces of Central America.

1848 Proclamation and reaffirmation of the independence of Costa Rica. Maria becomes president of the republic.

1856 The republic of Nicaragua dominated by the American William Walker threatens the Costa Rica which decides to organize, with other countries, "militia" to release Nicaragua. One year later Nicaragua will be released.

1882 Abolition of the death penalty.

1883 The day labourer duration of the working time is reduced to 8 a.m..

1940 Costa Rica declares the war in Germany, It is the first state of America to make it. The German residents must leave the country.

1941 Law on the social guarantees: disease, maternity, retirement, disability, etc.
The voting rights are granted to the women.

1943 Promulgation of the Fair labor standards act.

1949 The new abolished constitution the army.
The banks are nationalized.

1963 The Irazu volcano enters in eruption of ashes, that will last two years.

1979 Following the arrival with the capacity of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 300.000 Nicaraguans flee and emigrate with Costa Rica (either more than 10% of the population of Costa Rica)

1983 Visit of the pope Jean-Paul ll.
The astronaut of Costa Rican extraction, Franklin Cheng Diaz travels in space.
Proclamation of the perpetual neutrality, active and not armed with Costa Rica.

1986 Oscar Arias Sanchez becomes president of the republic.

1987 The president Oscar Sanchez Arias receives the Nobel Prize of Peace for his peace plan in Central America.

1989 Celebrations of the "Centenary of the Costa Rican democracy".

1995 Social movements and grogne popular. Increase in criminality and lowers number of tourists.

1998 Election of Miguel Angel Rodriguez who takes measurements necessary to the rectification of the country. These measurements give again optimism, the economy and tourism benefits from it.