The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of Panama
[Biblioteca 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 1886 when it was dissolved, was established as one of the states of the Republic of Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish language, Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and parts of Central ...
established in 1821 after independence from the Spanish Empire
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and was later part of the Republic of New Granada
The Republic of New Granada was a Centralism, centralist unitary republic consisting primarily of present-day Colombia and Panama with smaller portions of today's Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil that existed from 1831 to 1858. ...
, the Granadine Confederation, and the United States of Colombia
The 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 nat ...
.[Colombiestad: Estadística de Colombia 1876](_blank)
The state was established on 27 February 1855 and lasted until 1886 when it was replaced by the Department of Panama. In 1903, the territory of the Panama State 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
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* East
Cauca State
* South
Pacific Ocean
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* West
Costa Rica
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.
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]
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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 Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.
Administrative di ...
(capital:
Ciudad de Panamá).
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Azuero Province (capital:
La Villa de Los Santos).
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Chiriquí Province (capital:
San José de David).
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Veraguas Province (capital:
Santiago de Veraguas).
At the end of the year the territory of
Azuero Province was split between Panama Province and Chiriquí Province.
During the administration of
Justo Arosemena (1856), the State was divided into 7 departments:
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Coclé Department (capital:
Natá).
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Colón Department (capital:
Colón).
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Chiriquí Department (capital: David).
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Fábrega Department (capital: Santiago).
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Herrera Department (capital:
Pesé).
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Los Santos Department (capital:
La Villa de Los Santos).
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Panamá Department(capital: Ciudad de Panamá).
Later, during the administration of
José Leonardo Calancha (1864), reduced the number of departments to 6:
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Coclé Department (capital Penonomé).
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Colón Department (capital Colón).
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Chiriquí Department (capital David).
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Los Santos Department (capital
La Villa de Los Santos).
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Panamá Department (capital Panamá).
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Veraguas Department (capital
San Francisco de la Montaña).
References
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States of Colombia
Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation
1855 establishments in the Republic of New Granada