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Costa Rican nationality law. Costa Rican nationality law is regulated by the Options and Naturalizations Act ( Spanish: Ley de Opciones y Naturalizaciones ), which was originally named the Immigration and Naturalization Act and established under the 1949 Constitution. [1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a citizen of Costa Rica.
The National Archives of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Archivo Nacional de Costa Rica) is a decentralized institution of the Ministry of Culture and Youth. It is the governing body of the National Archival System, which manages Costa Rica 's documentary heritage and collaborates in the control of the country's notarial activities.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Costa Rica since May 26, 2020 as a result of a ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice. Costa Rica was the first country in Central America to recognize and perform same-sex marriages, the third in North America after Canada and the United States, [1] and the 28th to do so worldwide.
The Costa Rican national identity card ( Spanish: cédula de identidad) is a credit card-sized identity document issued to citizens of Costa Rica. On one side, it includes a photo of the person, a personal identification number, and the card's owner personal information (complete name, gender, birth place, birth date, and others), and the user ...
The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 19,000 years BC, with ancient archaeological evidence (stone tool making) located in the Turrialba Valley, at sites called Guardiria and Florence, with matching quarry and workshop areas with presence of type clovis spearheads and South American inspired arrows.
The Marcha de las putas (SlutWalk) in 2011 in San José, promoting women's rights and LGBT rights. A sign at the Marcha de las putas in 2011, saying "I am bisexual, calm down!". LGBT rights in Costa Rica have made significant cultural, social and legal progress since the 1970s.
The Supreme Court of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Costa Rica) is the court of greater hierarchy of Law and Justice in Costa Rica. [1] Established on 25 January 1825, the current President of the Supreme Court of Justice is Fernando Cruz Castro since 1 August 2018. All of the courts in the country are dependent on the ...
António Pinto Soares. (1780–1865) September 1842. Liberal. Came to power in popular uprising, and quickly resigned. 9. José María Alfaro Zamora. (1799–1865) 1842–1844.