Juan de los Santos Madriz y Cervantes
Juan de los Santos Madriz y Cervantes was a Costa Rican politician, priest, educator, and signer of the Costa Rican Declaration of Independence.
He was born in Bagaces, Costa Rica, on 1 November 1785. His parents were Jose Francisco Garcia and Maria Candelaria Madriz Cervantes Ramirez.
He studied for the priesthood in Leon, Nicaragua. He returned Costa Rica, and was eventually in charge of several parishes, including the parish of San Jose.
