The secession of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the abolition of the Colombia–Costa Rica border. From the independence of
1903 political cartoon
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Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel
Secession of Panama from Colombia
…independence. After achieving independence from Spain on November 28, 1821, Panama became a part of the Republic of Gran Colombia which consisted of today's Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, and most of Ecuador. The political struggle between federalists and centralists that followed independence from Spain resulted in…
Vasco Núñez de Balboa, founder of Santa María la Antigua del Darién, the first stable European settlement on the continent
An illustration of the Battle of Cartagena de Indias, a major Spanish victory in the War of Jenkins' Ear
The departments of Gran Colombia in 1824
The Bogotazo in 1948