<P> The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903 , with the establishment of the Republic of Panama . From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821 , Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joined itself to the confederation of Gran Colombia through the Independence Act of Panama . Panama was always tenuously connected to the rest of the country to the south , owing to its remoteness from the government in Bogotá and lack of a practical overland connection to the rest of Gran Colombia . In 1840 - 1841 , a short - lived independent republic was established under Tomás de Herrera . After rejoining Colombia following a 13 - month independence , it remained a province which saw frequent rebellious flare - ups , notably the Panama crisis of 1885 , which saw the intervention of the United States Navy . </P>
<P> The separation of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903 , with the establishment of the Republic of Panama . From the Independence of Panama from Spain in 1821 , Panama had simultaneously declared independence from Spain and joined itself to the confederation of Gran Colombia through the Independence Act of Panama . Panama was always tenuously connected to the rest of the country to the south , owing to its remoteness from the government in Bogotá and lack of a practical overland connection to the rest of Gran Colombia . In 1840 - 1841 , a short - lived independent republic was established under Tomás de Herrera . After rejoining Colombia following a 13 - month independence , it remained a province which saw frequent rebellious flare - ups , notably the Panama crisis of 1885 , which saw the intervention of the United States Navy . </P>
from what country did panama gain independence in 1903
from what country did panama gain independence in 1903
Colombia
Colombia