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==History==
==History==
[[File:Max Jimenez Del agua al cielo - Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|Max Jimenez, Del agua al cielo.]]
In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the [[New World]], [[Christopher Columbus]] made the first [[Europe]]an landfall in the area. Settlement of Costa Rica began in 1522. For nearly three centuries, Spain administered the region as part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala under a military [[governor]]. The Spanish optimistically called the country "Rich Coast." Finding little [[gold]] or other valuable minerals in Costa Rica, however, the Spanish turned to agriculture.
In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the [[New World]], [[Christopher Columbus]] made the first [[Europe]]an landfall in the area. Settlement of Costa Rica began in 1522. For nearly three centuries, Spain administered the region as part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala under a military [[governor]]. The Spanish optimistically called the country "Rich Coast." Finding little [[gold]] or other valuable minerals in Costa Rica, however, the Spanish turned to agriculture.