Abstract
In Costa Rica, Thomas Francis Meagher has been studied as a traveler who visitedthis country three times. The first trip was in 1858. Meagher published three articles
recounting the experiences of that first travel. While he is a historical figure known
in the Costa Rican academy, there has been little interest in his close relations with
the filibuster William Walker and his connection with the administration of José
María Montealegre. This article discusses the first of these dimensions.
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