title: Mariano Montealegre Bustamante
text: # Mariano Montealegre Bustamante
  
  Mariano Montealegre Bustamante (1783, Guatemala City – 1843) was the first diplomat and first vice head of state of Costa Rica, and the half brother of Mariano Montealegre y Romero, the founder of the Nicaraguan branch of the Montealegre family.
  
  He also served in the Tabaco Factories of Nicaragua and San Salvador.
  
  