Ricardo Moreno Cañas (May 8, 1890 – August 23, 1938) was an assassinated Costa Rican physician and congressman.^[1]

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He was killed by Beltrán Cortés,^[1] shot to death reportedly due to an unsuccessful surgery Moreno performed on him.^{[citation needed]}

He is a historical personality revered and prayed to religiously by the local population.^[2]