Juan Santamaría

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Juan Santamaría was a Costa Rican national hero and drummer soldier famed for his decisive role and death in the 1856 Battle of Rivas during the campaign against filibuster William Walker.

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Juan Santamaría canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
national hero
associatedWithEvent Costa Rican campaign in Nicaragua (1856–1857)
causeOfDeath combat-related death
commemoratedBy Juan Santamaría Day
Juan Santamaría International Airport
national holiday in Costa Rica
statue in Alajuela
conflict Filibuster War in Central America
linked to: Filibuster War
countryOfCitizenship Costa Rica
dateOfDeath 1856-04-11
ethnicGroup mestizo
gender male
hasLegacy annual civic celebrations in Costa Rica
hasMonument Monument to Juan Santamaría in Alajuela
hasRole drummer boy
infantryman
hasTitle National Hero of Costa Rica
heroOf Costa Rica
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorializedIn Costa Rican patriotic songs
Costa Rican school textbooks
militaryBranch Costa Rican army
namedAfter Juan Santamaría International Airport
Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría
notableAction set fire to enemy stronghold at Battle of Rivas
notableFor Battle of Rivas (1856)
campaign against William Walker
occupation drummer
soldier
opponent William Walker
participantIn Battle of Rivas (1856)
Filibuster War
partOf Costa Rican forces against filibusters
placeOfBirth Alajuela, Costa Rica
placeOfBurial Alajuela, Costa Rica
placeOfDeath Rivas, Nicaragua
portrayedAs martyr
patriotic hero
symbolOf Costa Rican national identity
Costa Rican patriotism
yearOfBirth 1831

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SJO namedAfter Juan Santamaría
MROC namedAfter Juan Santamaría