What is Juan Mora Fernández?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Jaun Mora Fernández |image = Juan Mora Fernández.JPG |alt = |office = [[File:Escudo de la República Federal de Centro América.svg|20px]][[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|Head of State of Costa Rica]] |vicepresident = |term_start = 7 April 1825 |term_end = 8 March 1829 |predecessor = [[Juan Manuel de Cañas]] |successor = ''himself'' |order2 = |lieutenant2 = |term_start2 = 8 March 1829 |term_end2 = 8 March 1833 |predecessor2 = ''himself'' |successor2 = [[José Rafael Gallegos Alvarado]] |birth_name = Juan Mora Fernández |birth_date = 12 July 1783 |birth_place = [[File:Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg|20px]][[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] |death_date = 16 December 1854 |death_place = |party = Liberal |spouse = |children = |profession = |alma_mater = |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = |branch = |serviceyears = |rank = |unit = }} '''Juan Mora Fernández''' (1784 [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] - 1854) was [[Costa Rica]]'s first elected head of state in 1825. He was considered a [[Liberalism|liberal]] and moved the capital from [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]] to San José. He is remembered for bringing in [[land reform]]. He followed a progressive course. Because of his land reforms, an elite class of powerful [[coffee]] barons was created. The barons eventually overthrew one of his later successors. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mora Fernandez, Juan}} [[Category:Presidents of Costa Rica]] [[Category:1783 births]] [[Category:1833 deaths]] [[Category:People from San José, Costa Rica]] {{bio-stub}}