The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of PanamaBiblioteca Nacional de Panamá
Constitución política del Estado de Panamá de 1855

Constitución política del Estado soberano de Panamá de 1863
/ref> from 1855 to 1863, and as the Sovereign State of Panama from 1863 until 1866 when it was dissolved, was established as one of the states of the

Republic of Gran Colombia Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia ( Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1 ...

established in 1821 after independence from the

Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...

and was later part of the

Republic of New Granada The Republic of New Granada was a 1831–1858 centralist unitary republic consisting primarily of present-day Colombia and Panama with smaller portions of today's Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil. On 9 May 1834, the national flag wa ...

, the

Granadine Confederation The Granadine Confederation ( es, Confederación Granadina) was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It consisted of the present-day nations of Colombia a ...

, and the

United States of Colombia United States of Colombia () was the name adopted in 1863 by the for the Granadine Confederation, after years of civil war. Colombia became a federal state itself composed of nine "sovereign states.” It comprised the present-day nations ...

.Colombiestad: Estadística de Colombia 1876
The state was established on 27 February 1855 and lasted until 1866 when it was replaced by the

Department of Panama The Isthmus Department, or Department of Panama ( es, Departamento de Panamá, links=no), was one of the departments of the Republic of Gran Colombia and later of the Republic of Colombia. It was created in 1824 and named after the Isthmus of Pan ...

. In 1903, the territory of the Panama State was achieved independence as the Republic of Panama.

History

It was the first state to form within the Granadine Confederation of 1858, due to desires for autonomy, particularly by the Istmo Province.La acción de los liberales panameños en la determinación de las políticas del Estado de la Nueva Granada, 1848-1855

Limits

* North

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

* East Cauca State * South

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the conti ...

* West

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Subdivisions

The state was initially divided in the same provinces that created it in 1855:Geografía Física y Política de la Confederación Granadina: Estado de Panamá, Obra dirigida por el General Agustín Codazzi, 2003 *

Panamá Province Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Judy Meana, appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo and sworn in on 16 A ...

(capital:

Ciudad de Panamá Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

). *

Azuero Province Azuero may also refer to: *Azuero Peninsula in Panama * Azuero province, a province that existed in 1855 in the Republic of New Granada The Republic of New Granada was a 1831–1858 centralist unitary republic consisting primarily of present-day ...

(capital: La Villa de Los Santos). *

Chiriquí Province Chiriquí () is a province of Panama located on the western coast; it is the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a populat ...

(capital: San José de David). *

Veraguas Province Veraguas () is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. It is the only Panamanian province to border both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It covers an area of 10,587.6&n ...

(capital: Santiago de Veraguas). At the end of the year the territory of

was split between Panama Province and Chiriquí Province. During the administration of

Justo Arosemena Justo Arosemena Quesada (August 9, 1817 – February 23, 1896) was a statesman, writer, lawyer and politician from Panama who lived during the period of union with Colombia. He dedicated his life to the cause of the autonomy of the Isthmus of Pan ...

(1856), the State was divided into 7 departments: * Coclé Department (capital: Natá). * Colón Department (capital: Colón). *

Chiriquí Department Chiriquí refers to one of the following, in or around Panama: * Chiriquí Province, a province of Panama * Chiriquí, Chiriquí, a corregimiento in Chiriquí Province * Chiriquí River The Chiriquí River is a river of Panama located at Chir ...

(capital: David). * Fábrega Department (capital: Santiago). * Herrera Department (capital:

Pesé Pesé is a town and corregimiento in Pesé District, Herrera Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern p ...

). * Los Santos Department (capital: La Villa de Los Santos). * Panamá Department(capital: Ciudad de Panamá). Later, during the administration of José Leonardo Calancha (1864), reduced the number of departments to 6: * Coclé Department (capital Penonomé). * Colón Department (capital Colón). *

(capital David). * Los Santos Department (capital La Villa de Los Santos). * Panamá Department (capital Panamá). * Veraguas Department (capital San Francisco de la Montaña).

References

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