Event

Congress of Panama

1826 · 19th century · Also known as Amphictyonic Congress

The Congress of Panama was a meeting of Spanish American republics called by Simón Bolívar and held in Panama City in June and July 1826 to form a league of the new states. Gran Colombia, Mexico, Peru and the Federal Republic of Central America attended, while the United States' delegates arrived too late and Haiti was not invited. Its treaty of perpetual union was ratified only by Gran Colombia.

Congress of Panama
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Congress of Panama. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/congress-of-panama
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“Congress of Panama.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/congress-of-panama. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Congress of Panama.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/congress-of-panama.
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