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The city of Panama was founded on 15 August 1519, ... The city was formally reestablished two years later on 21 January 1673, on a peninsula located 8 km (5 miles ...
Panama City: Panamá: Panama First European established city on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. Founded in 1519, at the present day ruins of Panama Viejo, it was sacked by the Welsh pirate Henry Morgan in 1671, and resettled to nearby Casco Viejo, in 1673. 1520 Hato Mayor del Rey: Hato Mayor: Dominican Republic: 1521 San Juan: Puerto Rico ...
1821 - City becomes part of Gran Colombia. [1] 1826 - June: City hosts Panama Congress. [2] 1830 - City becomes part of Republic of New Granada. [5] 1849 - Panama Star English-language newspaper begins publication. [6] 1853 - La Estrella de Panamá newspaper in publication. [citation needed] 1855 - Panama Railway begins operating. [7]
In 1501, Rodrigo de Bastidas was the first European to explore the Isthmus of Panama sailing along the eastern coast. A year later Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage, sailing south and eastward from upper Central America, explored Bocas del Toro, Veragua, the Chagres River and Portobelo (Beautiful Port) which he named.
Panama City was founded on August 15, 1519 and it lasted one hundred and fifty-two years. In January 1671, the Governor Juan Perez de Guzman had it set on fire, [citation needed] before the attack and looting by the pirate Henry Morgan. In 1672, Antonio Fernández de Córdoba initiated the construction of a new city, which was then founded on ...
Between 1586 and 1587 already there were 11 Italians in Panama, for naturalization and the right to stay in Panama. According to a census around 1587, Panama City had 548 inhabitants (some of them descendants of the first Genoese settlers), of whom 53 were foreigners and of these 18 were Italians.
The Isthmus of Panama was formed about three million years ago when the land ... In 1519, Dávila founded Panama City. ... The Panama City area is well served by ...
The city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200 years ago during the Qin dynasty. Kashgar: Shule Kingdom China: 2nd century BC The city of Kashgar was the capital of the Iranic Shule Kingdom and served as a major hub of the Silk Road. [150] Pyeongyang (as Wanggeom-seong) Gojoseon North Korea: 194 BC Built as the capital city of Gojoseon in 194 BC ...