António Pinto Soares

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António Pinto Soares was Head of State of Costa Rica from September 11 to September 27, 1842. His parents were Alexandre Pinto and Maria Custódia Soares.

Born in Porto, Portugal, into a wealthy family, he became a seaman and came to Costa Rica in the 1800s. He married María del Rosario Castro y Ramírez in San José in 1813. He served in the military for several decades and took part in the civil wars of 1823 and 1835.

He led the popular uprising that overthrew Francisco Morazán on September 11, 1842, and served as Head of State until September 27, when he peacefully handled power to José María Alfaro.

He died in San José in 1865.

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Obregón Quesada, Clotilde, "Nuestros gobernantes".