Casa América presents this afternoon at 6 p.m. the books 1821. La independencia de Panamá de España y su época (1821. Panama’s independence from Spain and its era) and ¿Constitucionalistas o Independentistas? La independencia de Panamá de España (Constitutionalists or Independentistas? Panama’s Independence from Spain), by Alfredo Castillero.
- Panama’s independence from Spain and its era
A profound and extensive investigation, with an arduous compilation of sources, which reveals such novel aspects as the important role played by Panama in the independence of New Granada and the effective application there of the Constitution of Cadiz. It also helps to find out whether all those who signed the Act of Independence were patriotic heroes or whether they did so because of their positions.
Constitutionalists or Independentistas? Panama’s Independence from Spain
This book is an effort to explain and explain the independence of Panama in 1821. The book takes a journey that begins with the imperial crisis of 1808. It is structured around four main themes: Panama’s successful commercial activity between 1808 and 1819; the various episodes of war that ravaged the Isthmus from 1819 onwards and its early involvement in the war for independence from New Granada; the intense process of political and ideological maturation that the Panamanian people underwent, thanks to the socialisation of the republican and liberal principles of the Cadiz Constitution; and finally, the dense, complex and anguished process that led to the Grito de Los Santos and Panama’s independence on 28 November 1821.
Participating in the presentation are Manuel Alcántara Sáez, Professor at the University of Salamanca; Manuel Chust Calero, Professor of Latin American History at the Jaume I University of Castellón; Ramiro Domínguez, Director of the Silex publishing house; Allen Sellers Lara, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., and Alfredo Castillero, author of the book. Presented by: Manuel Lucena Giraldo, CSIC researcher.
