Cartago, Costa Rica
Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro (July 4, 1847 – August 1, 1930) was a Costa Rican diplomat and historian. De Peralta y Alfaro was born in Taras, Cartago, Costa Rica, on July 4, 1847. He was the only Costa Rican to ever be given the designation of "Hero of the Motherland" twice.