Penonomé Museum
Penonomé may refer to: * Penonomé, Coclé * Penonomé District Penonomé is a district (''distrito'') of Coclé Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 72,448. The district covers a total area of 1700 km2. The capital lies at the city of Penonomé. Penonome is the capital c ...

Penonomé, Coclé
Penonomé () is the capital of the Panamanian province of Coclé. The town is located in the geographic center of Panama along the Inter-American Highway in the wide, flat lowlands of central Coclé.Friar, William. ''Panama''. Moon Publications (2008), p. 236–37. . History Overview Penonomé was founded in 1581.Katzman, Patricia. ''Panama''. Hunter Publishing (2006), p. 162. . The name of this town comes from the words "penó Nomé". Nomé was a chief of a local Native American tribe who resisted the Spanish conquistadores and was put to death by colonial officials. "Penó Nomé" means "Nomé was punished."''Panama Now''. Focus Publications (1986), p. 19. . The town was the capital of Panama for a short period after Panama City was sacked by Henry Morgan in 1671. The town is home to many descendants of Turkish, Chinese, and Arab immigrants. Its population as of 1990 was 12,117; its population as of 2000 was 15,841. Local legend Local legend (unknown origin) has it that ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]