# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/juan-maria-santamaria-rodriguez
# Generated: 2026-08-15T17:01:34.157Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/juan-maria-santamaria-rodriguez"
name: "Juan María Santamaría Rodríguez"
slug: "juan-maria-santamaria-rodriguez"
description: "Juan Santamaría Rodríguez was a drummer in the Costa Rican army, officially recognized as the national hero of his country for his actions in the 1856 Second Battle of Rivas, in the Filibuster War. He died in the battle carrying a torch he used to light the enemy stronghold on fire, securing a victory for Costa Rica against American mercenary William Walker and his forces. Thirty five years after his death, he began to be idolized and was used as a propaganda tool to inspire Costa Rican nationalism. A national holiday in Costa Rica, Juan Santamaría Day, is held annually on April 11 to commemorate his death."
tagline: "National hero of Costa Rica (1831-1856)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JuanSantamaria.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1831-08-29"
deathDate: "1856-04-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.278588
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Juan Santamaría"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Santamar%C3%ADa"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump