Italian immigration to Costa Rica (Seventh Part)

Abstract

A turn of the century always carries expectations and has close relation to the very concept of change. Even more, this need for renewal in the nineteenth century, so grounded in the idea of "progress" inherited from the Enlightenment, should be felt.
Possibly that is also why, in the last decade of the nineteenth century, a fairly important exodus of Italians to the overseas region of Costa Rica was verified. These migrants came from a great diversity of Italian regions and the activities to which they devoted themselves in our land were also very different. Before proceeding to break down this complex picture, a brief mention of the Italian and Costa Rican contexts is necessary for that time.