Brief Political History of Costa Rica

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This video explores the basics of Costa Rican history and politics to explain why Costa Rica is one of the richest and most stable countries in Latin America despite having begun as poor backwater in the Spanish Empire. It begins with Columbus third voyage and ends with the Presidency of Carlos Alvarado, it covers the 1948 civil war, the rule of the PLN and the development of the coffee industry.
Seligson, Mitchell A. (2017) "Costa Rica" Latin American Politics and Development Ed. by Harvey Kline, Christine Wade and Howard Wiarda. New York: Routledge Press.

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@elliottprats1910 3 года назад

I just landed yesterday and will be here for 90 days and was interested in the history of Costa Rica - that was a good, quick, and precise overview.

@elliottprats1910 2 года назад

BySketch Your wife wants me to stay so I extended another 90 days last week, don’t worry I’ll send her home eventually.

@farberam 3 года назад

I went there to surf a few years back and totally fell in love with the country and daily plates of casado, can't wait to go back. this video really helped clue me into some deeper understandings about the country. thanks!

3 года назад

Costa Rica is a fantastic place. Thanks for watching.

@johngergen4871 3 года назад

Best clear, brief history I have yet viewed.

@edutours-costarica5256 2 года назад

Congratulations, one of the best videos that I saw about my beautiful Costa Rica!!! RECCOMENDED

2 года назад

Thank you for the kind words!

@BlueSkyz 2 года назад

Much respect for the work you put into creating great videos!

@iverjosjq8540 3 года назад

Thanks a lot for making this video pardner, my country is rich in it's history, however since many can't even localize is in a map because they confuse us with Puerto Rico so often most people ain't interested in it.

3 года назад

That must be so annoying, especially since they have so little in common.

@iverjosjq8540 3 года назад

@ Well, it is what it is, but at least it makes it more special when people pay interest into our country, just like you, or when somebody praises us per example.

@NG-fq5lf 2 года назад

Very educational, thank you so much for posting

@xiangleightak 3 года назад

WOW! This was amazing. Thank you

@Atlasss97 2 года назад

Fantastic video man

@thomass2935 Год назад

What a great video!! Thank you so much!

Год назад

thank you for watching!

@Headies111242 2 года назад

Mucha gracias mi amigo. This is excellent and immensely informative.

@Headies111242 2 года назад

As a teacher, the use of clear and concise language coupled with visuals was perfect.

@George-nt8uw 5 месяцев назад

Thank you. This is the best video on the history of Costa Rica. I especially thank you for taking more that 42 seconds in which to present it. You have my respect!

5 месяцев назад

thank you George, I appreciate the kind words.

@charliebarcampos776 2 года назад

BRAVO MUY BIEN HECHO.

@mejsjalv Год назад

En Costa Rica pronunciamos Cartago con el acento en la sílaba TA, probablemente al contrario de la mayoría de localidades que se llaman igual alrededor del mundo.

Год назад

Así es. Por eso me confundí. Gracias por el dato.

@chaseofori-atta2225 11 месяцев назад

Good overview of politics in Costa Rica!

@sarasuarez5529 2 года назад

Gracias amigo para la información. no he vivido en Costa Rica desde que tuvo como nueve años y sólo lo que quiero hacer es aprender más de mí patrimonoa

@rufusdavies379 Год назад

This is a brilliant resource, thank you. Where do you get your sources?

@Ajre-qv2ms 3 года назад

Nice

@I_am_somebody_1234 5 месяцев назад

You skipped a very crucial part though, the depression of 1980. In it, CR failed to pay its debts (accumulated from the oil shocks in 1973 and 1979) and the currency imploded. It was a very important but ignored part of our country, since it directly lead to the consolidation of the 2 party system and the kickstart of the Industrial sector in CR, which is one of the main exports of Costa Rica (specially the manufacture of medical equipment, such as needles, which also explains why CR has such a good health system). Still, very good video!

@TheOGJeff 3 года назад

How does that black marker put down color? LOL (I know, but it's funny)

@Geo.StoryMaps 3 года назад

Imagine the marker changes color everytime he writes a different color, It'd be changing so fast

@thesmoothtoad310 Год назад

Think you shouldn’t brush over Juan SantaMaria can’t leave him out he’s this country’s hero. and the second battle of Rivas. Other than that great video

@TheNapoleonComplex1 2 года назад

Did anything happen before 1492 in Costa Rica?

2 года назад

When I was doing these for my classes, because of time, I concentrated on colonization on. Subsequent ones include pre-columbian events.

@TheNapoleonComplex1 2 года назад

@ thanks! I'm visiting soon and want to try to see history as far back as possible

@luisrvazquez3461 Год назад

Wars, conquests and expansion. My native ancestries, Cholultecas, came from Cholula, modern Central Mexico, took Guanacaste area and they were fighting against Huetares, going to Central Valley, when Vázquez de Coronado appeared and they joined peaceably. .

@I_am_somebody_1234 5 месяцев назад

The Chorotegas and Huetares ruled the majority of CR, with the Malekus controling the north and the Cabécares ruling the south. Overall, a very different time, before Columbus arrived

@luisrvazquez3461 Год назад

Guanacaste was a Party of Nicoya, and Spanish separated entity,then they decided to join CR and not continue but they own. The map is wrong, peninsula of Nicoya joined too

@valeriolarissa4030 2 года назад

7:19

@BibleSamurai Год назад

howd all them jamaicans end up in the SE. Heard they were not allowed else where in the country or learn spanish.

@multi-colorzart 2 года назад

i dont know if you know but its pronounced cartAgo, not cártago

@multi-colorzart 2 года назад

great video though

2 года назад

I found about it too late. I thought it was pronounced like the city of Carthage. I was wrong.

@mgd6087 5 месяцев назад

Car Tah go

@valeriolarissa4030 2 года назад

5:45

@alejandroangulo327 Год назад

Esas ruinas son las de Orosi No se confundan con "las ruinas de cartago" que estan al centro de la ciudad Es otra historia diferente

@andresdelvalle8387 2 года назад

Costa Rica seems to be the ultimate central america's underdog

@cord_x8364 Год назад

How is Costa Rica now? Hight tensions with Nicaragua and the new president is BAD

@I_am_somebody_1234 5 месяцев назад

Nicaragua is a fuckfest but yeah that is not breaking news. Tho, yeah, our current political situation is kinda fucked since we have 6 mayor parties now and agreements betweeen them are hard to archieve

@elliottprats1910 3 года назад

One thing I think that’s odd here is citizens can only drive about every other day, it goes by license plate numbers. And this isn’t a Covid restriction activity either this was being done long before Covid according to everybody I’ve spoken to. That’s a pretty large infringement of personal liberty if you ask me, but then I’m an American from Texas so I’m used to having alot of freedoms.

@erickr.8977 2 года назад

It's to help the environment, If you look closely about the culture and surroundings of the country you would see helping, Preserving and saving the environment (Earth) is a big part of the country. I mean more than half of Costa Rica is Rainforest and it does hold more than 6% of the WOLRDS biodiversity in its borders. In my Opinion as a Costa Rican American the US should do this as well, I mean it doesn't hurt to ride a Bike or something else once or twice a week. People would also be helping the environment out as well.

@Andreych95 2 года назад

Its a vehicular restriction, too much trafic (ignore the other guy, it has nothing to do with traffic)

@NG-fq5lf 2 года назад

It is to help the environment, then again what does a texan knows about helping the environment. Here in the United States we don’t give 2 cents about the overall well-being of the planet

@thechadwick01 Год назад

This is only in San jose the capitol because there is too much traffic and the roads and infrastructure is horrible.

@mgd6087 5 месяцев назад

You must be under 60 years old. The U.S. had days when you could only fill up your tank on even or odd days according to your license plate #.

@windynate1826 11 месяцев назад

poor in spanish times = not exploited much = rich today rich in spanish times = exploited a lot = poor today this is how latin america works

11 месяцев назад

To some extent yes. But Honduras, Paraguay, the DR and Nicaragua were equivalent backwaters and are much poorer than Costa Rica. Mexico on the other hand was the opposite and is much richer than any of those countries and richer than Peru and Bolivia too.

@valeriolarissa4030 2 года назад

5:48