By not funding a military, Costa Rica invested more heavily in education, healthcare and infrastructure. As part of the abolition, President Figueres transferred control of the military barracks to the University of Costa Rica. Today, the building houses the National Museum. Celebrations commemorating Army Abolition Day are typically before the museum in the Plaza de la Democracia. Tico Times. Sign in. Forgot your password?
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Sightseeing - Day Tours. Sightseeing - Spectacular Views. Sightseeing - Tours. Tourism Tips. Read on to find out more. Despite its current lack of a standing military, the country of Costa Rica actually has had a tumultuous history that involved a lot of war and bloodshed.
This unrest sparked various civil wars fought for independence from the Spanish Empire. The years after the war saw a host of regional conflicts largely between Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
This caused a civil war which was hard fought by all sides in the United Provinces of Central America. The war and conflict lasted for a significant amount of time and it ended with Costa Rica finally declaring independence from the United Provinces of Central America.
However, after all of that, the country still had more conflict to come. After the day conflict, the then-president, Jose Figueres Ferrer, declared the end of the military spirit of Costa Rica.
While the rest of the world at the time still feeling the effects of the World War, Costa Rica decided to take steps forward. The idea to abolish the military and instead put more funds into education and healthcare was first proposed by the Defense Minister at the time, Edgar Cardona who passed it on to the then-Interior Minister Alvaro Ramos.
The proposal was then taken by Jose Figueres Ferrer to the constitutional assembly, who approved it and drafted it into the constitution in
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