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Original city of Panama (founded in 1519) is destroyed by a fire when privateer Henry Morgan sacks and sets fire to it. The site of the previously devastated city is still in ruins (see Panama Viejo).
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Panama
Country spanning North and South America
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country located at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry Morgan
Privateer and political office holder in Jamaica (1635–1688)
Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as they did so. With the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition
Attack on Panama in 1670/1671
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition, also known as The Sack of Panama, was a military expedition in which English privateers commanded by Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1,400 men with the purpose of capturing the rich Spanish city of Panama off the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Panamá Viejo
Remains of the original Panama City, destroyed in 1671
Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. It is located in the suburbs of the current capital. Together with the historical…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)