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May 5, 1501
Rodrigo de Bastidas
Spanish explorer, Rodrigo de Bastidas, spanish explorer, discovered. -
May 5, 1509
Slave Trade
Beginning of slave trade to New World -
Sep 25, 1513
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean -
May 5, 1514
1,500 Spanish settlers go to Panama
1,500 Spanish settlers go to Panama -
Aug 15, 1519
Pedro Arias Dávila
Panama City was founded by Pedro Arias Dávila. -
Attack on Panama
Panama City was relatively free of the permanent menace of pirates that roamed the Atlantic coast for over one and a half century, until it was destroyed by a devastating fire, when the Pirate Henry Morgan sacked it on January 28, 1671 -
Panama's Independence
Panama declared its independence in 1821 from Spain -
Part of Colombia
Panama became part of Colombia, after collapse of Gran Colombia -
France attemps to build a canal
France makes a failed attempt to build a Canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific -
Panama split from Columbia
Panama splits from Colombia and becomes fully independent -
US buys rights to build Panama Canal and controls the waterway for nearly a century
United States buys rights to build Panama Canal and controls the waterway for nearly a century -
President Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt visited Panama, became first president to make official visit outside US -
Opening of Panama Canal
Official opening of the Panama Canal a massive achievement - the Panama Canal is 65 km ( 40 miles ) in length -
Control of the canal passes from USA to Panama by the Torrijos-Carter treaty
Control of the canal passes from USA to Panama by the Torrijos-Carter treaty -
The building of the Panama Railway
The building of the Panama Railway which is the first Transcontinental railway of the New World crossing the isthmus from Colon to Panama City
