Battle of Rivas: Costa Rica Burns Out the American Filibuster
Costa Rican drummer boy Juan Santamaria torched the fortified hostel sheltering William Walker's American filibuster forces at the Battle of Rivas, dying in the assault but turning the tide of the engagement. His sacrifice helped drive Walker from Central America and made Santamaria Costa Rica's most celebrated national hero.
April 11, 1856
170 years ago
Key Figures & Places
William Walker (soldier)
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Second Battle of Rivas
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Juan Santamaria
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filibuster (military)
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William Walker
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Second Battle of Rivas
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Juan Santamaría
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William Walker (filibuster)
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Costa Rica
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Federico Alberto Tinoco Granados
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Alfredo González Flores
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Rivas (Nicaragua)
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Provincia de Alajuela
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Francisco Morazán
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Pacto del Jocote
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Braulio Carrillo Colina
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Campaña Nacional de 1856-1857
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François Barbé-Marbois
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Louisiana Purchase
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Nicaragua
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Filibuster (Außenpolitik)
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Cholera
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China
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Harry S. Truman
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Douglas MacArthur
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