José Concepción Pinto Castro (1829–1898) was a

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n politician. His parents were General

Antonio Pinto Soares Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa The Portuguese-speaking African countries ( ...

and María del Rosario Castro y Ramírez. He married Aurelia Montealegre Fernández, daughter of

Mariano Montealegre Bustamante Mariano Montealegre Bustamante (1783, Guatemala City – 1843) was the first diplomat and first vice head of state of Costa Rica, and the half brother of Mariano Montealegre y Romero, the founder of the Nicaraguan branch of the Montealegre family ...

, in 1859. His brother

José Antonio Pinto Castro José Antonio Pinto Castro (1817, San José – 26 February 1887) was a Costa Rican politician, son of General Antonio Pinto Soares and María del Rosario Castro Ramírez. He was married to Juana Samayoa y Leiva and graduated as attorney of law fr ...

was President of the Supreme Court. He graduated in law from Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and served as secretary to President Rafael Carrera of

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. He was Magistrate and Prosecutor for the

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, Governor of San José Province in 1859 and 1870, supply member for San José in the Constituents Assembly from 1869 and Chief of the National Seal. He actively participated in charitable activities. He was one of the founding members of the Brotherhood of Charity of San José and presided over the Board of Charity of San José.

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1829 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Costa Rican judges Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala alumni Costa Rican people of Portuguese descent Members of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica judges {{CostaRica-law-bio-stub