Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra

Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra
17th President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1902 – 8 May 1906
Preceded byRafael Yglesias Castro
Succeeded byCleto González Víquez
36th President of the Supreme Court
In office
19 April 1917 – 8 May 1920
Preceded byEzequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias
Succeeded byNicolás Oreamuno Ortiz
Third Designate to the Presidency
In office
8 May 1898 – 8 May 1902
PresidentRafael Yglesias Castro
Preceded byJoaquín Lizano Gutiérrez
Succeeded byDemetrio Iglesias Llorente
Second Designate to the Presidency
In office
8 May 1886 – 8 May 1890
PresidentBernardo Soto Alfaro
Preceded byApolinar Soto Quesada
Succeeded byPánfilo Valverde Carranza
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 March 1887 – 2 August 1888
PresidentBernardo Soto Alfaro
Preceded byJosé Rodríguez Zeledón
Succeeded byManuel Jiménez Oreamuno
In office
12 March 1885 – 5 November 1886
PresidentBernardo Soto Alfaro
Preceded byJosé María Castro Madriz
Succeeded byJosé Rodríguez Zeledón
Personal details
Born(1844-05-10)10 May 1844
Died15 April 1923(1923-04-15) (aged 78)
PartyCivil Party
Other political
affiliations
PUN (1902–1906)
SpouseAndrea Brenes Villalobos
ChildrenFlora
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, Politician, University Professor
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Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born lawyer, professor and politician who served as the 17th President of Costa Rica from 1902 to 1906. Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.

After his presidential term, he served as the president of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica from 1917 to 1920.