In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Fernández. Juan Mora Fernández

Juan Mora Fernández (1784, San José, Costa Rica – 1854) was Costa Rica's first elected head of state. He was considered a liberal and decided to move the capital from Cartago to Puntarenas. Juan Mora was elected as the first head of state in 1825. He is remembered for ins*uting land reform, and he followed a progressive course. As a consequence of his land reform structure, he inadvertently created an elite cl* of powerful coffee barons. The barons eventually overthrew one of his later successors, José María Alfaro Zamora.

From 1850 to 1854 he was Magistrate and President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica, he died shortly after he resigned.

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