Term of office:  8 May 1902 to 8 May 1906 – Preceded by:   Rafael Yglesias Rafael Yglesias Castro Term of office: 8 May 1894 to8 May 1902– Preceded by: José Joaquín Rodríguez– Succeeded by: Ascensión EsquivelDate of birth: 18 April 1861Place of birth: Date of death: 10 April 1924Place of death: San José... – Succeeded by:  Cleto González Cleto González Víquez Cleto de Jesús González Víquez was, on two occasions, the President of Costa Rica.Don Cleto González Víquez was born in Barva, Heredia, October 13, 1858 as the son of Cleto González Pérez and Aurora Víquez Murillo.... (first term) Date of birth: 10 May 1844 Place of birth: Rivas Rivas Rivas is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.-Overview:... , Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... Date of death: 15 April 1923 Place of death: San José San José, Costa Rica San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San... Party: Civil Signature:

Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (May 10, 1844 in Rivas

Rivas

Rivas is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.-Overview:...

, Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

 - April 15, 1923) was a Nicaraguan

Nicaraguan

Nicaraguans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua. Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...

-born President

President

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 of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 from 1902 to 1906. Esquivel became a naturalized Costa Rican in 1869.

He first ran for the presidency in 1889, but was defeated by José Joaquín Rodríguez

José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón

Term of office: 8 May 1890 to8 May 1894– Preceded by:  Bernardo Soto Alfaro– Succeeded by: Rafael Yglesias CastroDate of birth: 6 January 1837Place of birth:San José, Costa RicaDate of death: 30 November 1917...

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The election that saw him elected in 1901 was his second presidential bid.

After his presidential term, he served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court, from 1917 to 1920.