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“...discovered the Pacific, an event which proved the
[ beginning of a period of immense prosperity for the country.
I Gold and silver were transported across the Isthmus of Panama,
I and the Spanish galleons gathered in the harbours of Porto Bello
I and Cartagena, whence they carried the treasure of the New
I World to. Cadiz. For years Spain monopolised the trade in
[ spite of the constant raids by the buccaneers and pirates.
In 1564 the country was formed into a Spanish Presidency
I called New Granada, and in 1718 it was raised to the position
I of a Viceroyalty, only to be reduced to a Presidency again in
I the following year. The Viceroyalty was revived in 1740 and
I extended to include Venezuela, a Spanish settlement at the
I eastern end of the Main which was making rapid growth. The
I attacks against the supremacy of Spain now became more
I frequent. In 1572 Sir Francis Drake, who had been furnished
I with letters of marque by Queen Elizabeth, raided Nombre de
I Dios, a strongly fortified...”
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“...Pedro
Arias de Avila, who, in 1514, amalgamated the several colonies
j under the name of Tierra Firme, and five years later founded
I Panama City. When the wealth of the newly discovered
I countries of the Pacific began to be developed, the route across
! the Isthmus became immensely important, and much treasure
I was transported over the Gold Road, as it was called, on mules.
Panama was included in the Viceroyalty of New Granada,
which was established in 1718, and in 1819 it became part of
I the independent nation of Gran Colombia, and in 1831 of that
I of New Granada. In 1842 the provinces of Panama and Veragua
I 1 seceded and formed themselves into the State of Panama, but
I they rejoined later. In 1857 Panama again withdrew, but soon
I returned to the Granadine Confederation, which in 1861 became
I the Republic of Colombia. 1 he subsequent history of the country
I is closely wrapped up with that of the Panama Canal.
I . The idea of piercing the Isthmus was not by any means one
I of recent...”
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“... Bermuda, 49
Nassau, Bahamas, 63, 65, 66;
67-73
Nassau, British Guiana, 385
Navios, 121
Navy Island, 286
Needham’s Point, 81, 90
Nelson & Sons, Messrs., 137 ;
Nelson Island, 122, 131
Nelson, Lord, 82. 86, rgg, 207,
210, 231-2, 249, 276
" Nelson’s Quarter Deck,’’ 276
Nevis, 227-33
— Accommodation in, 228
— Books on, 32
— Climate, 227
— Communications, 228
— Constitution, .228
— History, 228 ,
— Industries, 227
— Sports, 228
New Amsterdam, 375, 376,
377. 378. 385-6
Newcastle, Jamaica, 278
New Granada, 401, 419
New Providence, 63. 65, 67-73,
147
New Walcheren, 143
Nicaragua, 418, 419
NicholË, Dr. H. A. A., 245
Nicholson, Sir Charles, 266,
274
Niobe, H.M.S., 361
Nipe Bay, 363...”
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