<P> Panama thus became part of Colombia , then governed under the 1821 Constitution of Cúcuta , and was designated a department with two provinces , Panamá and Veraguas . With the addition of Ecuador to the liberated area , the whole country became known as Gran Colombia . Panama sent a force of 700 men to join Simón Bolívar in Peru , where the Peruvian War of Independence continued . </P>
<P> Panama thus became part of Colombia , then governed under the 1821 Constitution of Cúcuta , and was designated a department with two provinces , Panamá and Veraguas . With the addition of Ecuador to the liberated area , the whole country became known as Gran Colombia . Panama sent a force of 700 men to join Simón Bolívar in Peru , where the Peruvian War of Independence continued . </P>
who controlled panama before the us stepped in
who controlled panama before the us stepped in
Colombia
Colombia