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On December 1st, 1948 people gathered in the Costa Rican capital of San José and watched as José “Don Pepe” Figueres took a sledgehammer to the walls of the Cuartel Bellavista

Abolished! The Game of Peace

by Spark Media Digital

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On December 1st, 1948 people gathered in the Costa Rican capital of San José and watched as José “Don Pepe” Figueres took a sledgehammer to the walls of the Cuartel Bellavista. The hammer shattered the wall, sending bricks crashing to the ground and the crowd roared with approval.

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2.4.4
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197Mb
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Education
Last updated
June 6, 2018
Release date
November 9, 2016
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On December 1st, 1948 people gathered in the Costa Rican capital of San José and watched as José “Don Pepe” Figueres took a sledgehammer to the walls of the Cuartel Bellavista. The hammer shattered the wall, sending bricks crashing to the ground and the crowd roared with approval.

With this symbolic act – one mighty swing of a hammer – Costa Rica declared peace on the world by becoming the first nation to abolish its standing army.

Don Pepe re-dedicated the fortress as the National Museum of Costa Rica – a center for learning and culture and a symbol of what the country could be.

The image of Don Pepe swinging the sledgehammer at the Cuartel Bellavista has become iconic – it is even featured on the 10 mil colon. But what few people know about this historic moment is that the night before the ceremony, a team of soldiers loosened the stones to be sure that Don Pepe’s theatrical moment of breaking the wall would go off without a hitch!

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