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Tobosi is a town in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica, located about 12 miles southwest of the city of Cartago. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi, because St. John the Evangelist is the patron guardian.

Tobosi is one of the oldest towns in the country.^{[citation needed]} The illegal sharing of Indians^{[clarification needed]} made in 1569 by Governor But Afan de Ribera and Gomez Tobosi dwellers were given in encomienda^{[clarification needed]} of Juan de Cardenas, Sheriff and Sheriff council of Cartago in the Afan de Ribera expedition to Tierra Adentro. By that time, the population was estimated at one hundred people, although other interpretations suggest that it was a hundred families.

Tobosi was established as a reduction^{[clarification needed]} by the Spanish authorities and the Franciscan friars around 1575. Until 1826, it consisted exclusively of indigenous population (ethnic Huet), but due to its proximity to the city of Cartago, its inhabitants were frequently used as forced labor in the benefit of the Spanish population and rapidly lost their language, dress and customs.

During the Spanish domination, the town had its own town council or municipality, which was abolished in 1836 by the government of Braulio Carrillo Colina. Like other indigenous communities in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, the people also lost their communal lands, which were confiscated and sold at public auction.

The main economic activities are agriculture, livestock and some handicrafts baskets and rope.

9°50′37″N 83°59′09″W / 9.843631°N 83.985929°W / 9.843631; -83.985929

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 '''Tobosi''' is a town in the province of [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]], [[Costa Rica]], located about 12 miles southwest of the city of [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]]. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi, because St. John the Evangelist is the patron guardian.
-Tobosi is one of the oldest towns in the country.{{cn|date=September 2010}} The illegal sharing of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]]{{Clarify|date=September 2009}} made in 1569 by Governor But Afan de Ribera and Gomez Tobosi [[dwellers]] were given in encomienda{{Clarify|date=September 2009}} of Juan de Cardenas, Sheriff and Sheriff council of [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]] in the Afan de Ribera expedition to Tierra Adentro. By that time, the population was estimated at one hundred people, although other interpretations suggest that it was a hundred families.
+Tobosi is one of the oldest towns in the country.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} The illegal sharing of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]]{{Clarify|date=September 2009}} made in 1569 by Governor But Afan de Ribera and Gomez Tobosi [[dwellers]] were given in encomienda{{Clarify|date=September 2009}} of Juan de Cardenas, Sheriff and Sheriff council of [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]] in the Afan de Ribera expedition to Tierra Adentro. By that time, the population was estimated at one hundred people, although other interpretations suggest that it was a hundred families.
 Tobosi was established as a reduction{{Clarify|date=September 2009}} by the Spanish authorities and the [[Franciscan friars]] around 1575. Until 1826, it consisted exclusively of indigenous population (ethnic Huet), but due to its proximity to the city of [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]], its inhabitants were frequently used as forced labor in the benefit of the Spanish population and rapidly lost their [[language]], [[dress]] and [[customs]].