CaasEscalante Alberto

Costa Rican politician, writer, intellectual, public servant, and journalist known as one of the most important figures in the cultural, political, and social life of his country during the latter half of the twentieth century. The National Library System of Costa Rica credits Cañas with more than 4,773 publications as of 2005. He was Vice Minister of International Relations (1955–1956), ambassador (1956–1958), and a two-time deputy (1962–1966 and 1994–1998). Additionally, he was the first Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports (1970). He edited several newspapers: Diario de Costa Rica (Costa Rica Daily), La República (The Republic), and Excelsior (Excelsior). He wrote editorials for La Nación (The Nation), La Prensa Libre (The Free Press), and Semanario Universidad (University Weekly). Cañas died of complications after intestinal surgery on 14 June 2014 at age 94. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less