Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro

He was the paternal grandson of José María de Peralta, president of Costa Rica in 1822, who signed the Declaration of Independence and Benefactor of the Fatherland.

De Peralta y Alfaro completed his first studies in Carthage and graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy and subsequently earned a law degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

It fell defending the rights' land of Costa Rica at the arbitration dispute with Colombia, first to the Crown of Spain and then to the Presidents of France Félix Faure and Emil Loubet.

On 4 July 1997, upon completion of the sesquicentennial of his birth, the Government of Costa Rica posthumously awarded the rank of Ambassador Emeritus.

He belonged to numerous academies and research companies and had close friendships with distinguished writers and intellectuals, including Juan Montalvo, Emilia Pardo Bazán and Rubén Darío .