El primer litigante: don Manuel Aguilar Chacón, primer abogado costarricense que ejerció la profesión en el país

Abstract

This article presents a brief biography of Manuel Aguilar Chacón, the first Costa Rican Law graduate, who acted as litigant in Costa Rican courts. He was also an important politician, who served as Head of State from 1837 to 1838.