Panama State

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Federal State of Panama / Sovereign State of Panama
Estado Soberano de Panamá
1855–1886
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StatusState in Republic of New Granada, Granadine Confederation and United States of Colombia
Capital Panama City
Religion
Roman Catholic
Government Federal republic
History 
 Established
1855
 Disestablished
1886
Currency Peso
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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Today part ofPanama
Panama State
(1865 map by Agostino Codazzi) Mapa del Estado de Panama (1865).jpg
Panama State
(1865 map by Agostino Codazzi)

The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of Panama [1] from 1855 to 1863, and as the Sovereign State of Panama [2] from 1863 until 1886 when it was dissolved, [3] was established as one of the states of the Republic of Gran Colombia established in 1821 after independence from the Spanish Empire and was later part of the Republic of New Granada, the Granadine Confederation, and the United States of Colombia. [4] The state was established on 27 February 1855 and lasted until 1886 when it was replaced by the Department of Panama. [5] In 1903, the territory of the Panama State achieved independence as the Republic of Panama.

Contents

History

It was the first state to form within the Granadine Confederation of 1858, due to desires for autonomy, particularly by the Istmo Province. [6] [7]

Limits

Subdivisions

The state was initially divided in the same provinces that created it in 1855: [8]

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: [7]

Later, during the administration of José Leonardo Calancha (1864), reduced the number of departments to 6: [7]

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References

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