Remedios District () is a
district
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(''distrito'') of
Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí () is a province of Panama located on the western coast; it is the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a population ...
in
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
. The population according to the
2000 census was 3,489.
The district covers a total area of 168 km
2. The capital lies at the city of
Remedios.
History
Remedios District is one of the divisions that makes up the Province of Chiriqui, located in the Republic of Panama.
Chiriqui was first discovered in 1519 by
Gaspar de Espinosa
Gaspar de Espinosa y Luna (Medina de Rioseco, Spain, c. 1484 - Cuzco, Peru, 14 February 1537) was a Spanish explorer, conquistador and politician. He participated in the expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila to Darién and was appointed mayor of Sant ...
.
Considered the oldest populations of Chiriqui, was founded in 1589,(according to historians recognized Alberto Osorio, Ernesto Castillero and Ruben D. Carles) by Captain Martin Gutierrez, receiving the name of "
Our Lady of Remedios".
The location became an important commercial center for three reason:
1. Its proximity to the sea
2. For having the resources needed to manufacture timber vessels.
3. Joins Santiago from Veraguas and Alanje (Previously known as Chiriqui).
Remedios was the focus of
evangelism of the
Guaymi Indians of the area.
See also
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Central America
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Isthmus of Panama
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Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Many Indigenous peoples of the A ...
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Projectile point
In North American archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have ...
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Barriles
Barriles (known also as ''Sitio Barriles'' or by the designation BU-24), is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Panama. It is located in the highlands of the Chiriquí Province of Western Panama at 1200 meters above sea level. It is sev ...
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Conquistador
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Spanish Empire
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Virgin of Los Remedios
The Virgin of Los Remedios ( es, La Virgen de los Remedios) or Our Lady of Los Remedios ( pt, Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, es, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a title of the Virgin Mary developed by the Trinitarian Order, founded in the lat ...
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Panama
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Administrative divisions
Remedios District is divided administratively into the following ''
corregimientos'':
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Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (capital)
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El Nancito
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El Porvenir
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El Puerto
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Santa Lucía
References
Districts of Panama
Chiriquí Province
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