Cleto González Víquez
Cleto González Víquez | |
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González c. 1930 | |
| 18th and 26th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 1928 – 8 May 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| In office 8 May 1906 – 8 May 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Deputy of the Constitutional Congress | |
| In office 1 May 1916 – 27 January 1917 | |
| Constituency | San José Province |
| In office 1 May 1892 – 1 August 1892 | |
| Constituency | San José Province |
| Secretary of Finance and Commerce | |
| In office 8 May 1902 – 31 March 1903 | |
| President | Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Jiménez Oreamuno (acting) |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office 1 May 1889 – 12 August 1889 | |
| President | Bernardo Soto Alfaro |
| Preceded by | Manuel Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Succeeded by | Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias |
| In office 18 March 1889 – 18 July 1889 | |
| President | Bernardo Soto Alfaro |
| Preceded by | Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| Succeeded by | Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| Secretary of the Interior, Police and Public Works | |
| In office 12 March 1887 – 5 April 1888 | |
| President | Bernardo Soto Alfaro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cleto de Jesús González Víquez 13 October 1858 Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Died | 23 September 1937 (aged 78) San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | National Union Party |
| Spouse |
Adela Herrán Bonilla
(m. 1889) |
| Children | Odilie, Guillermo, Enrique, Emilia, Fernando, Clemencia, Manuel Antonio, and Adela González Herrán |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Cleto de Jesús González Víquez (13 October 1858 – 23 September 1937) was a Costa Rican lawyer, historian and politician who served as the 18th and 26th President of Costa Rica, serving from 1906 to 1910 and 1928 to 1932. Alongside Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, González is regarded as one of the most influential Costa Rican liberal political figures of the 20th century.
González was born in Barva, Heredia, on 13 October 1858, the son of Cleto González Pérez and Aurora Víquez Murillo. He pursued a career in law and public service and became widely known for his contributions to the political and institutional development of Costa Rica.
In 1889, he married Adela Herrán Bonilla. He passed away in San José on 23 September 1937. In recognition of his service to the nation, González Víquez was posthumously awarded the title of Benemérito de la Patria (Meritorious of the Homeland) on 5 October 1944.