Juan Rafael Mora Porras

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Juan Rafael Mora President of Costa Rica Term of office: 26 November 1849 to 14 August 1859 – Preceded by: Miguel Mora Porras – Succeeded by:  José María Montealegre Date of birth: 8 February 1814 Place of birth: San José Date of death: 30 September 1860 Place of death: Puntarenas Party:

Juan Rafael Mora Porras was President of Costa Rica from 1849 to 1859.

He first assumed the presidency following José María Castro Madriz's resignation and was subsequently reelected in 1853 and 1859.

In 1856 he led his country's forces in Central America's war against William Walker and his filibuster regime in Nicaragua. In spite of earning acclaim as a national hero for his efforts in that endeavor, he was overthrown in a coup d'état in August 1859. He fled to El Salvador, where his supporters convinced him to launch an attack on Costa Rica and recoup the presidency. After initial victories, in which he succeeded in seizing the port of Puntarenas, he was defeated, captured, and, on 30 September 1860, brought before a firing squad.es:Juan Rafael Mora Porras