History of Panama


Pre-Columbian Panama


Prehistoric Stages

Isthmus of Panama occurred between 11,000 and 10,000 BC, going through a period
of four stages, known as the Prehistory of Panama:


HUNTING, GATHERING AND FISHING (10,000 to 3,000 BC)


FORMATIVE AGRICULTURE (3,000 TO 1,500 BC).

ESTABLISHED AGRICULTURE (1,500 to 300 BC)

EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE (300 BC until the Conquest).

Cultural Manifestations and Social Customs

The cultural manifestations and social customs of the pre-Hispanic era
in Panama they are reflected in the following aspects:


Depopulation


Colonization


farming

Hunting, fishing and gathering


Village life


Aboriginal groups

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Five -bribris (immigrants during the 20th century), ngöbés (guaymíes, "moveres"),

bugles, ("bokotás", "sabaneros"), tiribies ("teribes / térrabas"), and tules ("kuna"),

they speak languages ​​that belong to the Chibchense lineage of the Paya-Chibcha edge.

The Spanish conquest

The Columbian Epic

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Still five hundred years after his odyssey, history has failed to record

with certainty the place of birth of Christopher Columbus, much less, the exact date

of birth. However, tradition suggests that he was born in the Republic of Genoa,

son of a wool carder who, from an early age, had a fascination for the

life at sea and adventures.


Arrival of the Spanish in Panama

Rodrigo de Bastidas

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Together with his brother, Adelantado Bartolomé Colón, and his son Fernando,

Columbus left Cádiz in May 1502, with the ships "La Capitana", "La Gallega",

"La Vizcaína" and "Santiago de Palos". After anchoring the Antillean islands, he managed

travel the coasts that go from Cabo Gracias a Dios (Honduras) to Cariari

(Puerto Limón in Costa Rica).

Foundation of Santa María de la Antigua De Darién

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Upon reaching that region they met the chief Cémaco and there were

resistance from the indigenous people. The Spanish offered the Virgin of the

Antigua, venerated in Seville, that if triumphant in battle, would give its name to

a population. Cémaco was defeated and in September 1510, complying with the

promise would be called Santa María de la Antigua del Darién


The Colonial Era

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Panama was part of the Spanish empire between 1538 and 1821. In the colonies

Hispanics in general, two types of laws were applied: the peninsular (the same

applied to Spain, adjacent islands and Africa) and overseas or colonial.

Firstly, the laws of Castilla y León were applied, since they were the first

sponsors of voyages of discovery.

Introduction of Negroes in Panama

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According to the criteria of LUIS A. DIEZ CASTILLO, the first slaves

Negroes arrived at the Isthmus of Panama on the expedition of Governor DIEGO DE

NICUESA, who worked to raise the Name of God


Independence Of Panama From Spain

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On November 10, 1821, a separatist popular agreement in the Canton of Los

Santos had spontaneously supported by the Pesé and Natá authorities.

became independent. Being these and other circumstances the ones that originated the separation

isthmus of the Spanish yoke.


The Departmental Period

Creation of the Department of the Isthmus

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The spontaneous incorporation of the Panamanian territory to Greater Colombia gives

reason for the Executive of that country to issue the decree of February 9, 1822,

by which it was created with "the provinces to which the

former General Command of Panama, with the limits that the Department had

of the Isthmus.


Separatist attempts

First Attempt to Separate Panama from Colombia La Lealtad de Espinar


Second attempt to separate Panama from Colombia Alzuru's madness

Third attempt to separate Panama from Colombia The Exile of Herrera


Fourth attempt to separate Panama from Colombia Freedom of slaves

The California Gold Rush and the
Panama

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The gold rush that broke out in California in January 1848, when a

New Jersey carpenter, found nuggets of the precious metal, on John's farm.

Sutter, reverberated over the whole world


The Republican Era


The Panama canal

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Finally, on August 15, 1914, the Ancón ship officially inaugurated the

a way that, since then, has separated the earth and unites the world. A journey of 82 kilometers

long, whose crossing takes an average of nine hours, which shortens, for example, in

more than 7,000 kilometers the distance between London and Tokyo.


First Quarter of the 20th Century (1903-1925)

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· Separation of Panama from Colombia

· Formation of the Provisional Government

The Panama Canal Treaties

The Constitution of 1904


Panama in the 20th century


The Republican Initiation 1904-1912


Porras and the Modernization of the Republic 1912-1924

Chiarismo and its Consequences 1924-1932


The Return to the Traditional Model 1932-1936

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