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Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica)
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Also known as Guanacaste Day, this Costa Rican holiday marks July 25, 1824, when residents of the Nicoya region chose to join Costa Rica rather than remain under Nicaraguan jurisdiction, a few years after Central America's independence from Spain. The anniversary is celebrated most vividly in Guanacaste province, whose distinctive culture grew from that decision.
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Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica (Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica)
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica's public holiday commemorating July 25, 1824, when the town of Nicoya voted to join Costa Rica rather than Nicaragua, forming the basis of today's Guanacaste province.
Read moreCaracas City Foundation Day (Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas)
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Venezuela
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Caracas City Foundation Day marks July 25, 1567, when Spanish conquistador Diego de Losada founded Santiago de León de Caracas, now Venezuela's capital city.
Read moreDay before the Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison (Conmemoración del asalto a Moncada)
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Cuba
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This Cuban public holiday falls on the eve of July 26, the anniversary of the 1953 attack on the Moncada army barracks that began the Cuban Revolution.
Read morePuerto Rico Constitution Day (Constitución de Puerto Rico)
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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Constitution Day marks July 25, 1952, when Governor Luis Muñoz Marín signed the Constitution of Puerto Rico into law, establishing the Commonwealth's founding charter.
Read moreRepublic Day (عيد الجمهورية)
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Tunisia
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Tunisia's Republic Day marks July 25, 1957, when the National Constituent Assembly abolished the monarchy and declared Tunisia a republic, a year after independence from France.
Read moreSantiago Apóstol
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Spain
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Santiago Apóstol honors Saint James the Apostle on July 25, a regional public holiday in Spain's Galicia and Basque Country and Galicia's official national day.
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Six countries mark holidays today, from Costa Rica's Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Spain's Santiago Apóstol, which applies only regionally in Galicia and the Basque Country rather than nationwide. Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Tunisia each observe a public holiday, while Venezuela marks Caracas City Foundation Day as an observance rather than a full public holiday, rounding out a day that spans the Americas, Europe, and North Africa.
Did You Know?
Today's Republic Day in Tunisia is known locally as 'Eid al-Jumhuriya,' while Spain's Santiago Apóstol is observed only in two regions, Galicia and the Basque Country, rather than across the whole country.
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