what is juan santamaria day all about
Juan Santamaria Day 2018 and 2019. In Costa Rica, Juan Santamaria Day is an official public holiday observed every 11 April to commemorate the heroic death of a drummer boy who helped preserve Costa Rican independence.
Juan SantamarÃ­a Day. One hundred fifty-eight years ago, a young Costa Rican soldier named Juan SantamarÃ­a volunteered to singlehandedly attack a compound of slave-holding mercenaries.