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Battle Of Calidonia Bridge
The Battle of Calidonia Bridge () took place from 24 to 26 July 1900 in Calidonia, Panama, within the context of the Thousand Days' War. It ended with a bloody defeat at the hands of the conservatives. It followed the Battle of Corozal on 21 June 1900, where the liberal forces won an important victory over the Conservative army under General Carlos Albán, who had no choice but to retreat to the city of Panama. After the victory, the liberal army, under General Emiliano Herrera, aimed to capture the remaining bastion of conservative forces in the isthmus. Instead of making a final attack, Herrera initially offered his surrender to Albán, who refused. This hesitation on the part of Herrera gave time to Albán and his men to prepare their defenses. Trenches were built, protecting themselves with steel rails, and closed the entrance to the city. Thus, the conservative units were well entrenched.The battle began on 24 July 1900, with the advance of about 1,000 men of the liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calidonia, Panamá
Calidonia is a corregimiento within Panama City, in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ... with a population of 19,108 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 23,974; its population as of 2000 was 19,729. Calidonia is known for its once having a large population of immigrants from the British Caribbean islands. The population of British Caribbean descent has declined but many remain as do some of their businesses. References Corregimientos of Panamá Province Panamá District {{PanamáPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over million inhabitants. Before the arrival of Spanish Empire, Spanish colonists in the 16th century, Panama was inhabited by a number of different Indigenous peoples of Panama, indigenous tribes. It Independence Act of Panama, broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Viceroyalty of New Granada, Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thousand Days' War
The Thousand Days' War () was a civil war fought in Colombia from 17 October 1899 to 21 November 1902, at first between the Colombian Liberal Party, Liberal Party and the government led by the National Party (Colombia), National Party, and later – after the Colombian Conservative Party, Conservative Party had ousted the National Party – between the liberals and the conservative government. Caused by the longstanding ideological tug-of-war of federalism versus Unitary state, centralism between the liberals, conservatives, and nationalists of Colombia following the implementation of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Constitution of 1886 and the political process known as the Regeneración (Colombia), Regeneración, tensions ran high after the presidential election of 1898, and on 17 October 1899, official insurrection against the national government was announced by members of the Liberal Party in the Department of Santander. Hostilities did not begin until the 11th of Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Corozal
The Battle of Calidonia Bridge () took place from 24 to 26 July 1900 in Calidonia, Panama, within the context of the Thousand Days' War. It ended with a bloody defeat at the hands of the conservatives. It followed the Battle of Corozal on 21 June 1900, where the liberal forces won an important victory over the Conservative army under General Carlos Albán, who had no choice but to retreat to the city of Panama. After the victory, the liberal army, under General Emiliano Herrera, aimed to capture the remaining bastion of conservative forces in the isthmus. Instead of making a final attack, Herrera initially offered his surrender to Albán, who refused. This hesitation on the part of Herrera gave time to Albán and his men to prepare their defenses. Trenches were built, protecting themselves with steel rails, and closed the entrance to the city. Thus, the conservative units were well entrenched.The battle began on 24 July 1900, with the advance of about 1,000 men of the liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Albán
Carlos Albán (March 9, 1844 – January 20, 1902) was a Colombian inventor who specialized in mathematics, chemistry, medicine, and surgery. Albán also practiced as a political philosopher, journalist, and lawyer. Early life and education Born in Popayán, Colombia, the capital of the department of Cauca. Albán studied at the University of Cauca. In 1869, he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degree, and two years later, in 1871, he earned a doctorate of Law and Political Science, for which he wrote a thesis on the "Constitution of 1863". The thesis declared that the Colombian people could no longer be governed by liberalism, including the Constitution and its laws. Career Journalism After returning from battle in 1865, Albán set about reorganizing the Conservative Party which had virtually disappeared. To achieve this, he founded ''Los Principios'', a newspaper in Cali, in 1870. The newspaper called for political activism and denounced the state of social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Herrera
Emiliano is a male given name. Notable people with the name include: A–C * Emiliano Abeyta (1911–1981), Pueblo-American painter * Emiliano Agüero (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Aguirre (1925–2021), Spanish paleontologist * Emiliano Albín (born 1989), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Alfaro (born 1988), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Álvarez (1912—1987), Spanish cyclist * Emiliano Amor (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Ancheta (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Armenteros (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Astorga (born 1960), Chilean football manager and former player * Emiliano Barrera (born 1981), Argentine football manager and former player * Emiliano Bergamaschi (born 1976), Argentine rugby union coach and former player * Emiliano Bigica (born 1973), Italian footballer * Emiliano Boffelli (born 1995), Argentine rugby union player * Emiliano Bogado (born 1997), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Bolongaita, Australian academic * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
