Costa Rica Independence Day

Costa Rica Independence is on September 15, 2021, and everyone here celebrated its 200th Anniversary. That actual event occurred on September 15 1721 and Costa Rica’s government declared the actual observation for nationals take place on Monday, September 13 this year. But Costa Rica independence has been celebrated all year, culminating this month with activities like concerts, dances, parades all over the country.

Just what are we celebrating? Well, it’s a complicated history. Costa Rica was populated by indigenous peoples, but then conquered by Spain’s Christopher Columbus in 1502. He claimed the country for Guatemala as a province of Spain, and things stayed this way for 300 years. After the Mexican War of Independence, which lasted 11 years from 1810 to 1821, Costa Rica became part of Mexico, and then gained full independence as a standalone country that year. That’s what Costa Rica Independence represents.

People who live in Costa Rica also honor the many strides the country has taken to be a Democratic country, which was established as so in 1869. Here’s some of the country’s assets also celebrated: