The United States encouraged Panama to gain independence in order to construct the Panama Canal.
Panama and Colombia were part of Spain's colony of New Granada, which was liberated by Simon Bolivar in 1819, leading to the establishment of Gran Colombia (Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru) in 1821.
The Declaration of Independence is what ultimately announced to the world that the US had actually declared independence, but it was the Constitution which ultimately established the framework for independence.
Haiti declared independence from French rule on January 1, 1804.
The Spanish arrived there in 1499 and created the Viceroyalty of New Granada (comprising modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, the northwest region of Brazil and Panama) with its capital in Bogota. Independence from Spain was won in 1819, but by 1830 'Gran Colombia' had collapsed with the secession of Venezuela and Ecuador. What is now Colombia and Panama emerged as the Republic of New Granada. The new nation experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation in 1858, and then the United States of Colombia in 1863, before the Republic of Colombia was finally declared in 1886. Panama split from the union in 1903 because of the pressure from the United States over the building of the Panama Canal.
It was the year the United States declared independence from Great Britain.
Landmark Partners was created in 1989.
The Harbourfront Landmark was created in 2001.
Landmark School was created in 1971.
Landmark Mall was created in 1965.
Landmark Theatres was created in 1974.
Landmark Place was created in 1974.
Landmark Records was created in 1985.