MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Costa Rica
ONE LAND · 3 ATLASES
Costa Rica, on the map of history
What was Costa Rica before it was Costa Rica? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Costa Rica · The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
| APR 1775 | Colonial possessions — the opening position |
| SEP 1822 | Republics & revolutionary states |
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Costa Rica · The Great War, 1914–1918
| NOV 1918 | The Entente & Allies — the opening position |
| NOV 1918 | The Entente & Allies |
Costa Rica · The Cold War, 1945–1991
| AUG 1945 | US-aligned states — the opening position |
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