28 Jan
28Jan

This is a brief history of Panama.

Early Times-

11,000 BCE - First humans are living in this area

2,500 BCE - they had learned to make pottery and later people from the region traded with others as far north as Mexico and as far south as Peru.

1510 CE -The first Spanish settlement in Panama.

1533 CE - Panama became a transit point for gold on its way from Peru to Spain. 

1746 CE - The treasure route was changed. From then on it was taken by sea around the Cape Horn.

1821 CE - Panama became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821

1846 CE - In 1846 the USA negotiated a treaty to build railways across Panama. A new railway across the Isthmus was completed in 1855. 

1881 CE - The French made the first attempt to dig a canal across Panama. Work on the scheme began in 1881 but the company went bankrupt in 1889.

1899-1902 CE - A civil war was fought in Colombia (which included Panama). It was called The War of the Thousand Days.

1903 CE - On 3 November 1903 Panama became independent from Colombia.

1904 CE - Panama canal started to be built in panama

1914 CE - Panama canal opened up on Jan, 7 , 1914

Today Panama is a rapidly developing country and it has a bright future and the population of Panama is 4.1 million. The population of Panama City is 880,000.

Today around 60% of people are Incorporated or affiliated with working on the Panama canal.

Citations

Panama. “A BRIEF HISTORY OF PANAMA.” A Brief History of Panama, 2019, www.localhistories.org/panama.html.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Panama



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