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Feria del Libro El Heroe in Alajuela
Feria del Libro El Heroe, organized by the Museo Historico Cultural Juan Santamaria and the Municipality of Alajuela on the street outside the museum, brings together major Costa Rican publishers, author presentations, concerts, theater and reading workshops each spring, named for and historically anchored to Juan Santamaria's role in the 1856 Battle of Rivas.
Feria del Libro El Heroe is organized jointly by the Museo Historico Cultural Juan Santamaria and the Municipality of Alajuela, staged on the street directly in front of the museum and named for Juan Santamaria, the young drummer boy honored as a national hero for his role in the 1856 Battle of Rivas against William Walker's filibuster forces.