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 ⓘ