page_title: Joaquín Costa
hierarchical_section_title: Joaquín Costa
caption_attribution_description: Español: Retrato de Joaquín Costa, obra de Victoriano Balasanz.
context_page_description: Joaquín Costa was a Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian.
  The son of an Aragonese farmer and his first wife, Costa was self-educated and campaigned to end what he considered to be Spanish backwardness. He desired to start a movement that would force politicians to embark on a program of educational, social, and economic reform.
  According to Raymond Carr his ideas, known as 'Regenerationism', rose to greater prominence in the aftermath of Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War.
context_section_description: Joaquín Costa (September 14, 1846, Monzón, Huesca Province – February 8, 1911) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, economist and historian. 
  The son of an Aragonese farmer and his first wife, Costa was self-educated and campaigned to end what he considered to be Spanish backwardness. He desired to start a movement that would force politicians to embark on a program of educational, social, and economic reform. 
  According to Raymond Carr his ideas, known as 'Regenerationism' (scientific study of Spain's decline as a nation), rose to greater prominence in the aftermath of Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War.
caption: Portrait of Joaquín Costa by Victoriano Balasanz
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