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Vasco Nunez De Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page tells of the early history of Panama. "Vasco Nunez de Balboa first settled in Hispanola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti). To escape his creditors there, Balboa stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510. There were, at...
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Cz Brats: Panama Before Bastides, Columbus, and Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about the Pre-Colombian period of Panamanian History. "Prior to the Conquest of Central America, Mexico, and Peru, Great Civilizations in the Americas had developed high cultural values."
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Guaymi Warrior

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "An Indian Warrior's Ornament," by Jose T. Tunon. It contains information about the Spanish conquistadors (colonial period of Panama's history.) There are also links to great photos.
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Panama History 1698 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article taken from the "The Canal Zone Pilot". It contains information about the Pre-Colombian Period, as well as the Colonial Period.
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Huacas

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "PANAMA'S Golden Huacas," taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1973. "A clue to the mysteries of a vanished people who inhabited Panama during pre-Colombian times is found in the "golden huacas," the...
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Fort San Lorenzo

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about Fort San Lorenzo,one of the old forts constructed during the reign of Philip II of Spain who ruled from 1566 to 1598.
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Panama Canal Zone: The Maroons

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a reprint of an article by Sydney March entitled "Maroons: Dark Warriors of the Spanish Main" which first appeared in the journal "The New World."
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Fulfilling Her Destiny, Panama City Becomes Municipal Giant

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a excerpt of an old (1969) newspaper article about the early history of Panama - when Spanish explorers first crossed the Isthmus and decided to call it by the name of a fishing village.
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History of Portobelo

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about the History of Portobelo, taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1971. Portobelo was a market town as well as a fortress.
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Sacking of Panama City by Henry Morgan & His Buccaneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about the Sacking of Panama City by Henry Morgan and his buccaneers. Includes links to pictures of Old Panama.