Costa Rican Timeline

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Costa Rican Timeline

Important people, dates and events in Costa Rica
The Caribs, Borucas, Chibchas, and Diquis
Juan de Cavallon and the Spanish colonists
The Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata
Costa Rica becomes fully independent

Costa Rican Timeline

Interesting Information via the Costa Rican Timeline - Time line History and Chronology at a glance, for children and kids
Chronology of Key Names, Key Dates, Key People and Key Events in the Costa Rican Timeline

The indigenous tribes living in Costa Rica were the Caribs, Borucas, Chibchas, and Diquis

1502

September 18: Christopher Columbus visits the area and names it Costa Rica which translates as Rich Coast

1561

Juan de Cavallon leads the first successful Costa Rican colonisers from Spain

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

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

1808

Coffee is introduced into Costa Rica from Cuba

1810

Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon

1821

Central America gains independence from Spain

1823

Costa Rica joined the United Provinces of Central America ( El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua)

1838

Costa Rica became fully independent