Miguel Carranza Fernández

Miguel Carranza Fernández (1780, San José – 1841) was a Costa Rican politician.

He was responsible for Costa Rica's first printing press, the Imprenta La Paz, established in 1830, which published the country's first newspaper and first book.[1]

A son, Bruno Carranza Ramírez, went on to become interim President of Costa Rica for three months.[2]

References

  1. ^ Creedman, Theodore S. (1991). Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica. Scarecrow Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-8108-2215-3.
  2. ^ Diaz-Arias, David; Hurtado, Ronny Viales; Hernández, Juan José Marín (2018-11-16). Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-5381-0242-8.


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