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 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 The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered ...

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 The Granadine Confederation () 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 and Panama and parts of north ...

, 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
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 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 ...

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

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* East

Cauca State Cauca State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day Peru, ...

* South

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* West

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

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 Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino. Administrative di ...

(capital:

Ciudad de Panamá Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

). * Azuero Province (capital:

La Villa de Los Santos La Villa de los Santos also known La Heroica Villa de Los Santos, is the capital city and a corregimiento of the Los Santos District of Los Santos Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at ...

). *

Chiriquí Province Chiriquí () is a province of Panama located on the western coast; it is the second most developed province in the country, after Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km2, with a population of 47 ...

(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 Santiago de Veraguas () is the capital of the province of Veraguas, in the Republic of Panama, and the district or municipality of the same name. Located in the countryside next to the Pan American Highway. Bounded on the north by San Francisco Di ...

). 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: * Coclé Department (capital: Natá). * Colón Department (capital: Colón). * Chiriquí Department (capital: David). * Fábrega Department (capital: Santiago). * Herrera Department (capital:

Pesé Pesé is a town and corregimiento in Pesé District, Herrera 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 Cos ...

). * Los Santos Department (capital:

). * 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). * Chiriquí Department (capital David). * Los Santos Department (capital

). * Panamá Department (capital Panamá). * Veraguas Department (capital San Francisco de la Montaña).

References

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