The National Archives of Panama (
Spanish
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: ) is the institution in charge of safeguarding national documents. It was created by Law No. 43 of December 14, 1912, under the administration of President
Belisario Porras
Belisario Porras Barahona (28 November 185628 August 1942) was a Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama between 1912 and 1924.
Porras was born in Las Tablas, on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Panama ...
, being Panama the first republic in America to have a building dedicated to its
national archive.
Since its creation, it has had the mandate to protect the documentary material of patrimonial value and record of the historical memory of the country, in addition to the preservation of the historical-cultural heritage for current and future generations.
History
The National Archives of Panama was created as an institution thanks to the enactment of Law No. 43 of December 14, 1912 under the administration of President
Belisario Porras Barahona
Belisario Porras Barahona (28 November 185628 August 1942) was a Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama between 1912 and 1924.
Porras was born in Las Tablas, on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Panama ...
and has as a precedent the creation in 1885 of the position "Public Archivist of Panama City” (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: ) during the time of
Union to Colombia.
After the
Separation of Panama from Colombia
The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama. From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821, Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joi ...
and after returning from a hearing by the London Public Registry, the Royal Archives in Brussels and the Manuscripts Division of the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...
in Washington among others, Dr. Porras was surprised at the dedication provided to the public records in the previous countries he set out to found a National Archive, Panama being the first country in America to build a building for that purpose.
Since its inception, it was conceived as a dependency of the Secretariat of Government and Justice, in 1941 it was renamed "National Archives" to the current name "National Archive of Panama." In 1964 it passed into the hands of the Ministry of Education; and then in 1982 it was assigned as a dependency of the National Institute of Culture. Finally, in 1999 the National Archive was transferred as a Directorate attached to the Public Record of Panama.
See also
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List of national archives
National archives are central archives maintained by countries. This article contains a list of national archives.
Among its more important tasks are to ensure the accessibility and preservation of the information produced by governments, both ...
References
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Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
Panamanian culture
1924 establishments in Panama