Federal State of Panama / Sovereign State of Panama Estado Soberano de Panamá | |||||||||
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1855–1886 | |||||||||
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Status | State in Republic of New Granada, Granadine Confederation and United States of Colombia | ||||||||
Capital | Panama City | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | Federal republic | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1855 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1886 | ||||||||
Currency | Peso | ||||||||
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Today part of | Panama |
The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of Panama[1] from 1855 to 1863, and as the Sovereign State of Panama[2] from 1863 until 1886 when it was dissolved,[3] was established as one of the states of the Republic of New Granada, and later part of the Granadine Confederation, and the United States of Colombia.[4] The state was established on 27 February 1855 and lasted until 1886 when it was replaced by the Department of Panama.[5] In 1903, the territory of the Panama State achieved independence as the Republic of Panama.