José María Alfaro Zamora

José María Alfaro Zamora
Official portrait at the Legislative Assembly's Gallery of Former Presidents of Costa Rica
President of the State of Costa Rica
In office
1 May 1847 – 8 May 1847
Vice PresidentJosé María Castro Madriz
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJosé María Castro Madriz
Head of State of Costa Rica
In office
7 June 1846 – 1 May 1847
DeputyJosé María Castro Madriz
Preceded byFrancisco Oreamuno Bonilla
Succeeded byHimsef (as President)
In office
27 September 1842 – 29 November 1844
DeputyFrancisco Oreamuno Bonilla
José María Castro Madriz
Preceded byAntonio Pinto Soares (acting)
Succeeded byFrancisco Oreamuno Bonilla
Personal details
BornJosé María Alfaro Zamora
(1799-03-20)20 March 1799
Alajuela, Province of Costa Rica, Captaincy General of Guatemala, Spanish Empire
Died12 June 1856(1856-06-12) (aged 57)
Alajuela, Costa Rica
PartyIndependent
Spouse
María Josefa Sandoval y Jiménez
(m. 1825)
Children2
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José María Alfaro Zamora (20 March 1799 – 12 June 1856) was a Costa Rican businessman and politician who served as Head of State of Costa Rica from 1842 to 1844 and from 1846 to 1847.