Felipe Francisco Molina y Bedoya
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Felipe Francisco Molina y Bedoya was a diplomat from Costa Rica, born in the city of Guatemala.[1] He became Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Central America.
He studied in Philadelphia. He became minister plenipotentiary of Costa Rica for Nicaragua, where he signed the Molina-Juárez treaty, which concerned the borders between both countries.[2] He later became the Costa Rican minister plenipotentiary for the UK, France, Spain, The Holy See and the United States.
In 1850 in Madrid, he signed the Molina-Pidal treaty in which Spain recognised Costa Rican independence. During this time he also published a book describing Costa Rica for the European Public. He also signed the Molina-Webster treaty with the U.S., the Molina-Tosta treaty with the Netherlands and the Molina-Marcoleta treaty with Nicaragua.
