León Cortés Castro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

León Cortés Castro

President of Costa Rica

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1882

Place of Birth: Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1946

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

León Cortés Castro (December 8, 1882 – March 3, 1946) was a Costa Rican politician.
He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940.
During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito.
His administration is often referred to as the "iron bars and cement administration" because of the various construction projects undertaken during his presidency, including the construction of the former International Airport of La Sabana.
He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents.
He considered changes to allow him to pursue re-election as President, but ultimately backed down due to a Constitutional ban on consecutive terms.
He was succeeded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who ultimately broke with tradition and substantially increased the scope of the social state.Previously he served as secretary of education from 1929 to 1930, and as secretary of agriculture from 1932 to 1935. In San José province there is a canton that bears his name and, in San José, a monument to him stands in front of the Costa Rica Art Museum.



Description	Costa Rican-Spanish painter Pintor español radicado en Costa Rica, fundador de la Escuela de Bellas Artes de ese país
Date of birth/death	22 September 1847	1943
Location of birth/death	Lucena	San José
Work period	fines del siglo XIX y primera mitad del siglo XX
Work location	España, Ecuador y, principalmente, Costa Rica
Authority control	: Q19675193 VIAF: 78503419 ISNI: 0000 0000 4506 5722 LCCN: no2005003055 WorldCat