Francisco María Yglesias Llorente was a Costa Rican politician and historian. He was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, on October 28, 1825 and died in San Jose, Costa Rica on November 8, 1903. He was the son of Joaquin de Yglesias Vidamartel and Petronila Llorente y Lafuente, sister of the first Bishop of Costa Rica Anselmo Llorente y Lafuente. He married in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 4, 1878 with his niece Enriqueta Tinoco Yglesias.