Panama Independence From Spain

Panama's Independence from Spain
Panama's independence movement of the Spanish Crown starts November 10, 1821 with the events of the First Cry of Independence in the Villa de Los Santos RufinaAlfaro and Don Segundo Villareal, who was supported in other cities like Nata , Penonomé, Ocu and Parita.

The royalist army in the city of Panama was commanded by Colonel José de Fabrega, Veraguasnative Creole, which was used by the Panamanians, obtaining the complicity of Colonel Fabrega, patriotic societies and the clergy, who contributed financially to the movement. On 28 November, the CityCouncil convened in open forums and solemn ceremony in the presence of the military authorities, civil and ecclesiastical, pleaded broken the chains that bound the Isthmus of Panama and Spain. Among thefamous people were Jose Duran and Martell Hyginus, Bishop of Panama, Dr. Carlos de Icaza, Mariano Arosemena, Juan de Herrera, Narciso de Urriola, José de Alba, Gregorio Gomez, Manuel Maria Ayala,Antonio Planas, Juan Pio Wins Antonio Bermejo, Gaspar Arosemena and Casimir Bal.

On November 30, 1821 the Test and warships arrive in the bay Revenge of Panama accompanied to find the rest of theSpanish troops. The Spanish captains Jose Joaquin Villegas and Soroa sign a peace treaty with General Jose de Fabrega (promoted to General and appointed civil and military chief of the isthmus by SimonBolivar) on January 4, 1822, between the Spanish monarchy and the patriots where nonaggression agree to the territories of the isthmus and the withdrawal of all troops and ships of the Spanish Crownistmeña the new nation.

The lack of budget, with little military weapons that were available and insecurity of being reconquered by Spain, threatens the independence continue the adventure of theisthmus, so the proposed union with some of the new American nations including residents of the Central American Union and the nation of Peru that had been the main trading partner of the Isthmus in the...