6 ATLASES
History of Costa Rica in maps
Costa Rica as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1750 to 2015: Costa Rica. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Costa Rica before it was Costa Rica? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Costa Rica · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Agrarian economy |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Costa Rica · Age of Revolutions
| Colonial possessions — the opening position | |
| Republics & revolutionary states |
AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Costa Rica · Haiti and Kenya independence
| Under colonial rule — the opening position | |
| Other states and societies |
HAITI AND KENYA INDEPENDENCE: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Costa Rica · WWI
| The Entente & Allies — the opening position | |
| The Entente & Allies |
Costa Rica · Cold War
| US-aligned states — the opening position |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Costa Rica · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Refused: women excluded; ERA never ratified — the opening position | |
| Right won in law | |
| No reform yet / outside this story | |
| Partial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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