Joaquín Costa
Illustration — Portrait of Joaquín Costa by Victoriano Balasanz • Illustration — Statue of Joaquín Costa in Zaragoza. Joaquín Costa (September 14, 1846, Monzón, Huesca Province – February 8, 1911, Graus, Huesca Province) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian. The son of an Aragonese farmer and his first wife, Costa was self-educated and campaigned to end what he considered to be Spanish backwardness.
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Joaquín Costa
Manuel Compañy · Actualidades Año 1 nº 15 de 28 de mayo de 1908. p. 3 · Public domain
- Born
- 1846 · Monzón.
- Died
- 1911 · Graus.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- political scientist · economist · politician · writer · university teacher · historian · jurist
- Education
- Universidad Central
- Known for
- Oligarchy and Caciquism
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Portrait of Joaquín Costa by Victoriano Balasanz • Illustration — Statue of Joaquín Costa in Zaragoza. Joaquín Costa (September 14, 1846, Monzón, Huesca Province – February 8, 1911, Graus, Huesca Province) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian. The son of an Aragonese farmer and his first wife, Costa was self-educated and campaigned to end what he considered to be Spanish backwardness.
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Born at Monzón in 1846, died in Graus in 1911.
Joaquín Costa studied at Universidad Central. The recorded working language is Spanish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Employment is recorded with Universidad Central. Positions recorded include member of the Congress of Deputies and vocal of the Junta para Ampliación de Estudios e Investigaciones científicas. Works named in the authority record are Oligarchy and Caciquism.
El derecho de manifestación o cómo cambean los tiempos, en la revista satírica española Gedeón.
Joaquín Moya · (4 April 1900). " El derecho de manifestación o cómo cambean los tiempos ". Gedeón (228): 4. ISSN 1889-8734.
¿Por qué pagó Don Joaquín?, en la revista satírica española Gedeón.
Joaquín Moya · (6 June 1900). " ¿Por qué pagó Don Joaquín? ". Gedeón (237): 8. ISSN 1889-8734.
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- 1.Joaquín Costa: Geografía y colonialismo (documental)
- 2.Costa Martínez, Joaquín. 43. Elecciones 30.4.1903.
- 3.En versión completa en Cervantes Virtual
- 4.Joaquín Costa.
- 5.Joaquín Costa: perdido y hallado de aniversario en aniversario.
- 6.Joaquín Costa: el fabricante de ideas. 978-84-9911-187-2.
- 7.Don Joaquín Costa.
- 8.I.M. Las huellas de Costa en la ciudad.
- 9.Gobierno de Aragón. ORDEN de 29 de octubre de 2008, del Departamento de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, por la que se declara el colegio «Joaquín Costa», sito en Paseo María Agustín nº 41 de Zaragoza como Bien Catalogado del Patrimonio Cultural Aragonés.
- 10.Homenaje al pensador Joaquín Costa en el cementerio de Torrero.
- 11.Joaquín Costa, 100 años. Razones y sentido de la conmemoración de un centenario
- 12.Programa de los mismos y otras actividades.
- 13.Objetivos y programa.
- 14.Descripción de sus espacios.
- 15.El fabricante de ideas
- 16.BNE - Exposiciones actuales, y un dossier descriptivo.
- 17.Archivo Histórico Provincial de Huesca. Cuadro de Clasificación de Fondos.
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