Evening star., 1915-11-22
FORMER DIPLOMAT
! FOUND DEAD IN BED
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, Late
Costa Rica Minister, Sue
cumbs Suddenly.
DISCOVERY OF HIS DEATH
IS MADE BY HIS WIFE
Without Political influence, He Was
Called to Serve His Country
Solely on His Merit.

DR.. Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, former
minister from Costa Rica to the United
States, was found dead in bed at his
home. 1902 18th street northwest. about
10:30 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Calvo was found by his wife. Mrs
Mary Calvo, who went to his room to
awaken him. A physician was called
to the house, but he said death had re-
suited some time before. Coroner
Nevitt was notified and gave g. GER
was stated Mr.. Calvo had suffered from
attention to it.
Besides his wife eight children,
Arthur Calyo of New York, Maria Dol
ores Calvo. who is in a convent at AL
bany. N. Y; Jose Martin Calvo OF New
York, Mrs. Marta Calvo Harrington of
Costa Rica, Celena Dorared Calvo. Rafael
delCar. en- Calvo. Luisita G. Calvo and
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, jr. a news
paper man of Cleveland, Ohio, survive
him
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. pending. the ar
rival of his sons here.
DR.. Calvo's High Record.
DR.. Calvo had always been regarded
as one of the ablest of the Latin Ameri-
can diplomats accredited to Washing
ton. and his friends characterized him
as a studious. modest man. He was
succeeded in August as minister here
by Senior Don Manuel Castro Quesada,
after a service here as minister since
1886. In all this nineteen years no
difficulty of Importance ever arose be-
tween Costa Rica and the United States,
owing, it is stated, largely to DIR. CAL
vo's ability to void difficult situations,
and the fact that by reason of his long
residence here he had become practical
ly Washingtonian, in exceedingly
close touch with all that went on here.
DIR. Calvo enjoyed the confidence and
respect of succeeding administrations
at Washington. He was a great be-
1iever in the idea Of possible United
States Of Central America" to be
formed of the republics of Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Honduras and
Salvador. He took a leading part in
bringing the pan-American nations to-
gether. and HAS a delegate to the first
pan American meeting held here in
1888. He was member of the Central
American peace commission held in
Washington in 1907. while Elihu Root
was Secretary of State. under which
the Central American countries adjust
ed their own differences with one an
other and as a consequence Of which
there has been comparative peace in
that region of the world since.
Born July 10, 1857.
The former minister was fifty-eight
years old. having been born at San
Jose, Costa Rica, July 10, 1857. He was
educated in San Jose and married Sc
norita Maria de Leon of Guatemala in
1881. He founded the first daily news
paper ever published in Costa Rica, in
1885. He was a member of the Costa
Rican war claims commission in 1885,
and became the governor Of the prov
ince of Cartago the following year.
1t was as delegate to the international
monetary conference and charge d'affaires
of Costa Rica that DIR. Calvo came to
Washington in 1892 He was Costa Rican
commissioner to the worlds fair in Chi
cago in 1898. Having been made min
ister to the United States in 1896, he also
was made minister to Mexico in 1908
He was the delegate of Costa Rica to the
second international American conference,
held in Mexico in 1901 and 1902
Friends OF DIR. Calvo said today he was
without political influence at home, hav-
ing continued to serve his country in
Washington and Mexico City as minister
solely because Of his ability.