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46-615: The first mention of the name appears in the Protocols of Cartago on December 1, 1658 , when part of the land which now conforms the canton became property of José de Alvarado and Petronilla de Retes after their marriage. The name of the lands comes from the original owner, Jerónimo de Retes y López de Ortega, father of Petronilla. Ortega was seeded the land in the 17th century by the Spanish crown as recognition for his work as an official in Cartago. It

92-457: A Baroque music festival, and the "Luz de Luna Verano" ("Summer Moonlight") festival, which is based on tradicional Costa Rican culture. Adopted by the municipal council of the canton on 22 April 1987 , the flag consists of three symmetrical horizontal stripes. The top most green stripe represents the canton's nature and fields, the middle yellow stripe represents the sun (as the canton and the valley it resides in has been nicknamed "The Valley of

138-416: A Republican system. The city was severely damaged by major earthquakes in 1822 , 1841 and 1910 . In 1963, a volcanic eruption of Irazu Volcano which for two years covered San José in ash badly damaged some agricultural areas around Cartago, but not the city. Many pilgrims come to Cartago annually, to visit the nation's principal church , the enormous Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles , on

184-472: A few of their characteristics: Their colourization, firmness, globe-like shape, as-well as the traditional cultivation and drying methods used during their production. The latter of these two methods leads to dry onions with golden-like skin, which makes them able to last around 3 months. In the canton, the highest production of the onion is seen between September and March. The region’s onions only have one harvest season, between March and April. The canton hosts

230-530: A large portion of the locals do not work in the city itself but in San José metropolitan area. Those who do work within the city limits concentrate largely in the service and commerce sectors of the economy. Cartago is home of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country and one of Central America's most important engineering schools. It

276-553: A part of the Escazú canton , is recorded as having a population of 1,068. 6 years later in 1870, the government of Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez creates the Santa Ana mayorship, and names Cerlindo Villareal as its first mayor. In 1890, a piece of former Fernández property, known as "Hacienda Ross" (named after its original owner, Englishman Robert Ross Lang), is believed to have become the first ever Costa Rican settlement for railway workers, due to

322-471: A portion of the Cerros de Escazú . The canton of Santa Ana is subdivided into the following districts : Santa Ana had an estimated population of 58,020 people in 2022, an increase from the 49,123 recorded at the time of the 2011 census . In 2022, the canton would obtain the highest Human Development Index in the country with a score of 0.871. The canton is covered by the following road routes: The canton

368-537: A royal license from Philip II of Spain , the governor of Nicaragua , Juan de Cavallón y Arboleda, planned an effort to colonise the Costa Rican Caribbean coast. Although this effort failed, in January 1561, alongside an expedition formed by 80 Spaniards, slaves and a large amount of livestock, Cavallón entered the region from Nicaragua, in another effort to settle and pacify the region. The expedition would pass near

414-423: A village named La Puebla, away from the white masters in Cartago. The legend says that she brought the statue home several times, but it mysteriously reappeared at its original site. The rock where she found it is now kept in a backroom in the basilica and is revered as a sacred relic and object of inspiration. The rock is supposed to be in the same location it was when La Negrita was found, but it has been moved as

460-414: Is a way to keep the historical buildings alive in the future, as many cities in the world have done. On the other hand, the government of the city and JASEC (the company that produces and distributes electricity to Cartago and surrounding areas) have been working to light some of the most important historical buildings as a way to attract inhabitants and tourists to the city at night time. On April 24, 2010

506-642: Is located in Dulce Nombre district, not far from Los Angeles Basilica. Places tourists often visit in the city include the Basilica of Los Angeles, the "Ruins of Santiago Apostle Church", The City Museum, Maria Auxiliadora church, the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, The Central Market (especially on Thursdays and Saturdays), and the main building of San Luis Gonzaga High School, site of the first Central American Supreme Court. Cultural activities take place at

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552-489: Is one of the oldest structures located at the Conservation Centre. By 1817, most of the land had come into possession of Ana María de Cárdenas. However, by 1850, the lands had changed hands multiple times, eventually ending up in the hands of a priest named Ana Tiburcio Fernández Valverde. Valverde would subsequently remodel the old chapel, converting it into a small hermitage, which would open in 1850. Around this time,

598-484: Is served by the Municipal School of Integrated Arts, which is located in the canton’s head city of Santa Ana. It is funded by the canton’s local government. The school was founded upon the approval of a proposal made by Dr. Jorge Luis Acevedo in 1998. The school also has an art gallery, also created in 1998, a cafe, and several sculptures and statues along the school’s entrance. The school holds several events, including

644-580: Is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province , and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica . It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. Founded in 1563 by Juan Vasquez de Coronado, it was the first successful establishment in Costa Rica. The city was granted a coat of arms by King Philip II of Spain in 1565, and

690-438: Is theorised that the lands were named in honour of Saint Anne , possibly because Ortega had a special affinity with the saint (as he would later name his daughter Ana de Retes after the saint as well). The earliest known occupied settlements in the region can be dated to the 3rd century, with the land that now conforms the canton being part of the indigenous Reino Huetar de Occidente  [ es ] ("The Huetar Kingdom of

736-581: The 18th century , and the 1st year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1750, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era . 1750 is commemorated as the year that started

782-616: The Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich . It has an elevation of 1,435 m (4,708 ft) above sea level , at the base of the Irazú Volcano . Cartago has a borderline tropical monsoon climate ( Am ) and dry winter subtropical highland climate ( Cwb ). Coinciding with the tropical monsoon classification, it has noticeably cooler weather than most places of this climate type, owing to its high elevation. It has steadily very warm temperatures throughout

828-517: The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica . He would die in the canton in 1986. The first automatic telephone would arrive in the canton in 1966. On the 4 May 1970, Santa Ana was officially declared a city under the municipal code, and would become the seat for the Santa Ana canton. In 1971, the name of "Valley of the Sun" would be adopted by the municipality after being used as a traditional nickname for

874-525: The Social Christian Unity Party member, Gonzalo Rojas Rojas, as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows: Santa Ana has an area of 61.42 km (23.71 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 904 m (2,966 ft). The triangular-shaped canton is delineated by the Virilla River on the north and stretches south as it narrows to include

920-503: The "Casa de la Ciudad" and the "Casa de la Cultura", as well as in the campus of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. The province is known for its rich ecological diversity and dense tropical rainforests along the mountain ranges near the Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes. The city's football club is Cartaginés , who have won the Costa Rican league four times. They play their home games at

966-610: The Feria de la Cebolla ("Onion’s Fair"), a fair which is seen as one of Costa Rica’s traditional fairs. Held since 1991, and held in the month of March, the fair is organized by the Centro Agrícola Cantonal ("Cantonal Agricultural Centre" or CAC). The 2017 and 2023 fairs were also organized by the Santa Ana municipality. The former was also organized by the Agencia de Extensión del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería ("Extension Agency of

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1012-518: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock" or MAG). The fair has also seen sales of churros , pupusas , other onion based products, handmade products (referred to as "artesanías" in Spanish), among others. The fair has also held sporting and musical events. This is a list of people born or that have lived in Santa Ana. Cartago, Costa Rica Cartago ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo] )

1058-582: The Santa Ana Valley. There, it is believed that Cavallón founded the settlement of Castillo de Garcimuñoz , which was named after his birthplace . It is believed to be the first permanent Spanish settlement in the region, as well as the first Spanish settlement in the Central Valley. However, the location of settlement has been debated, with some suggesting the location was further east, near modern day Desamparados . In 1562 however, Cavallón would leave

1104-430: The Santa Ana mountains, a region now known as "El Alto de las Palomas" ("The Pigeon's Height"). The canton was further colonised in the 16th or 17th century, following the ceding of the land by the Spanish crown to Jerónimo de Retes y López de Ortega, the high sheriff of Cartago . These lands were ceded as recognition for his work. Following Jerónimo’s daughter (Petronila de Retes)’s marriage to José de Alvarado, part of

1150-455: The Sun"), and the lower most pink stripe representing the colour of the flowers of the Roble Sabana, another of the canton's symbols. Designed in 1971, the coat of arms’s shield features a valley, which is crossed by a path coming from a hill. Upon this hill is a Roble Sabana. It also features a man working with a shovel. Above the shield is a yellow medieval-style turret and a blue ribbon with

1196-577: The West"). At the time of the Spanish's arrival in the 16th century, this kingdom was one of two indigenous kingdoms ruled by the cacique Garabito . A total of 11 archaeological sites can be found in the canton. After Christopher Columbus ' arrival on the Costa Rican coast in 1502 , the Spanish made few expeditions into the region, with no permanent Spanish settlement existing in the region for nearly 60 years following Columbus' arrival. However in 1559, upon receiving

1242-515: The basilica was rebuilt (see below). It is common for pilgrims to touch the rock in reverence. The Plaza Mayor in Cartago includes the Santiago Apóstol Parish Ruins , about seven blocks west from the basilica. Despite their beauty, they are not real ruins but an unfinished building, which was badly damaged by the 1910 earthquake and then interrupted. The city's government is declaring 100 blocks as Cartago's "historical center." This

1288-651: The canton for years. On the 23 March that same year, a group of the canton's citizens gathered in the Andrés Bello López school to discuss the creation of a college to serve the area. Following a 6 month funding campaign, the Colegio de Santa Ana (Santa Ana College) is founded in September 1971, with it beginning its activities in 1972. Following his appointment as coordinator to the Cultural Affairs Commission of

1334-401: The canton's coat of arms and flag. It is believed that the onion was introduced to the canton around 1915 , with most farmers of the region subsidizing thanks to the vegetable. By 1970, approximately 200 hectares of onion were planted. However due to the region’s urbanization, it is estimated that that number has lowered to around 50 hectares in modern times. The region’s onions are known for

1380-426: The canton, with it being finished it 1912. Electric streetlights would arrive the following year. Around 1915, it is believed that onions were introduced to the canton, they would quickly become Santa Ana's most famous crop, with Santa Ana citizens being given the nickname of "Cebolleros" (onion farmers). Santa Ana holds an Onion fair even in modern times. Following the military coup of Federico Tinoco Granados in 1917,

1426-449: The canton’s head city of Santa Ana. According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code , mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024 , the Social Christian Unity Party candidate, Juan José Vargas Fallas, was elected mayor of the canton with 26.79% of the votes, with María de los Ángeles Sibaja and Alexander Hernández Hernández as first and second vice mayors, respectively. Like

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1472-453: The canton’s municipal council, Dr. Jorge Luis Acevedo Vargas  [ de ] began an investigation into the canton’s cultural potential. Following his investigation’s publishing as a book, and support from the canton’s Municipal Council, Dr. Acevedo’s proposal of an art school and art gallery to support the region was approved in 1998. The Municipal School of Integrated Arts and gallery were both created that same year. They are located in

1518-481: The canton’s name written on it. The shield is surrounded by two coffee branches. Below the shield is another blue ribbon, upon which is written the year of the canton’s creation, 1907. The Tabebuia rosea (nicknamed "Roble de Sabana", meaning Savannah Oak) is native to Costa Rica, and can be seen in the country's warm areas. It was declared a symbol of the canton by Santa Ana's Municipal Council in ordinary session n.267 held on June 23, 2015. The tree can also be seen of

1564-490: The city of Santa Ana would become a mayor stronghold for rebellion against the government. Among the leaders of this rebellion was Jorge Volio Jiménez , a priest who was later honoured with a head bust outside of the Municipal Building of Santa Ana. Tinico's rule would only last 2 years, with him being deposed in 1919. Costa Rica's first international airport would open in the canton, in the barrio of Lindora, in 1931, with

1610-499: The feast day of the Virgin of the Angels (August 2). The church has a statue of a Black Madonna known as La Negrita, who supposedly had great healing powers. The sick come to her statue in hope of a miracle from La Negrita. According to folklore in Costa Rica, the statue was found by an indigenous girl in 1635. But, in reality, the only inhabitants were black and mulatto slaves who lived in

1656-512: The former "Cuartel de la Ciudad", home of the local police, finally opened after a two-year restoration as the new City Museum. It is located 2 blocks north of the Plaza Mayor. The Chilean biochemist and biophysicist Jorge Allende was born in Cartago in 1934. Agricultural products make up the base of the economy of the rural areas around the city. There is an industrial park where a few Costa Rican and international companies are located. However,

1702-508: The good relationship between the railroad builder, Minor Kieth , and the Ross family. On the 29 of August 1907, under law no.8, Santa Ana was awarded the title of canton, becoming fully independent from Escazú . The first session of the new council was held on the 15th of September that same year. In 1908, a contract was signed to build Costa Rica's second hydroelectric plant in the Brasil district of

1748-543: The lands in 1750 to a priest named Juan de Pomar y Burgos. Around the year 1765 , Pomar would build a house, (now known as "La Casona") as-well as a chapel. The Casona is still standing today, and is now part of the Museo Histórico Agrícola (Historical Agricultural Museum) located in the Santa Ana Conservation Centre . La Casona was also declared Historical Arquitectural Heritage of Costa Rica. It

1794-434: The lands were ceded into the couple’s possession in a letter in the Protocols of Cartago dated on the 1 December, 1658 . This letter also marks the first mention of the name Santa Ana, as a name for the lands. Soon afterwards however, the lands would pass down to Ana de Retes, Petronilla’s sister. Ana would later sell the lands in which the modern head city of Santa Ana is located in. The Retes family would later sell part of

1840-527: The mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores ) are elected every four years. Santa Ana's Municipal Council has 9 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor ( regidor propietario ) is absent. The current president of the Municipal Council is the Party of the Sun regidora, María Paula Villarreal Galera, with

1886-506: The modern day head city of the canton ( Santa Ana ) began to arise around the Fernández property, along the Uruca river. In March 1870, the current parish church of Santa Ana began construction, with it being completed in 1880. The centre of the future district moved east around this time to the location of the new parish church. In the 1864 Costa Rican census , the region of Santa Ana, at the time

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1932-490: The modern-day location of Puntarenas , before marching further inland. There, Cavallón would send out various hunting parties, one of which captured an indigenous Chorotega chief called Coyote. Subsequently, Coyote's subjects agreed to guide Cavallón further inland. From here, it is likely that the expedition followed the Central Valley's ridgelines, passing by the modern day location of Santiago de Puriscal , before entering

1978-519: The settlement, possibly discouraged by the lack of gold deposits in the region. He was replaced by veteran explorer Juan Vázquez de Coronado. By 1563, the settlement was mostly abandoned, with many inhabitants (including Coronado) moving further east, where Coronado would eventually found the city of Cartago. This was possibly done due to resistance from local tribes or possibly due to the lack of slave labour. Following Cavallón's settlement, another expedition led by Don Antonio de Pereira would reach as far as

2024-517: The title of Muy Noble y Muy Leal ("Very Noble and Very Loyal") by the Cortes (Spanish Parliament) in 1814. It served as the first capital of Costa Rica until 1823, when Republican leader Gregorio José Ramírez , moved the capital to the bigger city of San José, because Cartago wanted to unite the newly independent province of Costa Rica to the Iturbide's Mexican Empire while San Jose and Alajuela supported

2070-546: The town soon being modernised into an international gateway for the country around 1934. The country's main airport would be moved to La Sabana in 1940. During the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War , the canton would be home to Marcial Aguiluz Orellana  [ es ] , a leading figure in the National Liberation Army during the civil war. He would later help defeat a counter-revolutionary movement by Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia in 1955, and would eventually join

2116-555: The year, with heavy rainfall in most months and a short dry season in the winter. 1750 1750 ( MDCCL ) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar  and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar , the 1750th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 750th year of the 2nd millennium , the 50th year of

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