Panamá la Vieja

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archaeological site former settlement historic site

Panamá la Vieja is the archaeological site of the original 16th-century Spanish settlement that became the first iteration of Panama City and one of the earliest European cities on the Pacific coast of the Americas.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Panamá Viejo 2
Old Panama 1
Panama Canal area (historical precursor) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
abandonedAfter 1671 ⓘ
associatedWith Panama Canal route precursor ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
conservationStatus protected archaeological park ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
destroyedBy Henry Morgan ⓘ
pirate attack ⓘ
destroyedIn 1671 ⓘ
foundedAs Panama City ⓘ
foundedBy Pedro Arias Dávila ⓘ
foundingDate 1519-08-15 ⓘ
governedBy Spanish Empire ⓘ
hasLandmark Patronato Panamá Viejo ⓘ
surface form: Panamá Viejo Cathedral tower
hasMuseum on-site visitors center and museum ⓘ
hasRuinsOf cathedral ⓘ
colonial houses ⓘ
convents ⓘ
defensive structures ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
isOneOf earliest European cities on the Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ
locatedIn Panama City ⓘ
Panamá Province ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific coast of Panama ⓘ
Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ
managementBy Patronato Panamá Viejo ⓘ
near Gulf of Panama ⓘ
surface form: Bay of Panama
officialNameInSpanish Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo ⓘ
surface form: Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo
partOf Historic District of Panama City with the Salón Bolívar ⓘ
surface form: Historic District of Panama City and Panamá Viejo
region Latin America ⓘ
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
significance first permanent European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ
key node in Spanish transisthmian trade route ⓘ
succeededBy Casco Viejo ⓘ
Historic District of Panama City with the Salón Bolívar ⓘ
surface form: Historic District of Panama City
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
tourismAttraction major cultural tourism site in Panama ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 790 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 2003 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997 ⓘ
usedFor transshipment of Peruvian silver ⓘ
wasFirstIterationOf Panama City ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panama City → foundedAs → Panamá la Vieja ⓘ
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo → associatedWith → Panamá la Vieja ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Canal area (historical precursor)
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo → alsoKnownAs → Panamá la Vieja ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panamá Viejo
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo → alsoKnownAs → Panamá la Vieja ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Panama
Patronato Panamá Viejo → locatedIn → Panamá la Vieja ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panamá Viejo