Background
GONZÁLEZ ZELEDÓN, Manuel was born in San José de Costa Rica.
GONZÁLEZ ZELEDÓN, Manuel was born in San José de Costa Rica.
Costa Rican consul in Bogotá, 1889-1892. Accompanied President-Elect Ascención Esquivel of Costa Rica on his official visit to other Central American republics, 1902. Delegate to the International Coffee Conference of New York, 1902.
Commissioner general of Costa Rica to the St. Louis Exposition, United States.A., 1904. Consul general ad honorem in New York, 1910-1914. Formerly professor of the Spanish language and literature in the Liceo de Costa Rica and Colegio Superior de Señoritas.
Founded El Pais of Costa Rica. A resident of the United States for nearly 30 years, for the most part connected with business enterprises affiliated with Latin America. Costa Rican charge d’affaires in Washington, 1922-1934.
Resident Minister since 1934. Member (in New York unless otherwise noted): Hispanic Literary Circle (charter member and ex-president). Spanish Beneficent Society (honorary president).
Latin American Consular Association (ex-president). Central American and Brazilian Chambers of Commerce. Ateneo of Costa Rica.
Author of numerous articles published in Costa Rican newspapers and periodicals under the nom de plume of Magón.