Battle of Santa Rosa
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The Battle of Santa Rosa was one of the most important battles in the history of Costa Rica; the beginning of the conflict was the arrival of William Walker in Nicaragua. He was a North American with a tendency to slavery who promised his help to this country. But his real intention was to conquer the five free nations of Central America. However, the president of Costa Rica, Juan Rafael Mora Porras guessed the intentions of William Walker, so on 27th of February of 1856, the president declared the war against the Nicaragua of Walker, and called all the forces to fight. On the 4th of March, the march began, lead by the same President. On the 12th of March, they arrived in Liberia to join with Jose Maria Cañas and his battalion. When the filibusters realized what was happening in Costa Rica they decided to send troops; they arrived at Hacienda Santa Rosa on 19 of March, so on 20th of March, the three thousand Costa Ricans walked to Hacienda Santa Rosa where the filibusters had established their post at La Casona; at four o’clock, the Costa Rican battalions began the attack against the invaders, and after fourteen minutes the Costa Rican forces won the battle. But it was not the end of the story; the few filibusters that had escaped went to Nicaragua, and a weak William Walker armed a new army, so president Mora, quickly moved on to Rivas with his 3000 men, and the Battle of Rivas started.
