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Every case set in what is now Panama, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Panama

Best-known first. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
4
Years
1519 to 1991
Region
Latin America
Main subjects
Explorers, Fame and fortune
Updated
30 October 2026
Margot Fonteyn: Margot Fonteyn - 1960s1991 · Panama CityMargot Fonteyn died in Panama in 1991 after her savings went to her paralysed husband's care, and a 1990 gala raised 250,000 pounds for herIn June 1964, while Margot Fonteyn danced with Rudolf Nureyev in Bath, her husband Roberto Arias was shot four times by a rival Panamanian politician, Alfredo Jimenez, and left a quadriplegic.The Seattle Times and 3 moreFrancis Drake: Sir Francis Drake wearing the Drake Jewel or Drake Pendant at his waist1596 · at sea off Portobelo, PanamaFrancis Drake promised his estates to his wife, then signed them to his brother 2 days before dying at sea, and the brother won the lawsuitsFrancis Drake bought Buckland Abbey in Devon in 1581 after his voyage around the world.beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk and 7 morePedro Arias Dávila: Pedro Arias de Avila1519 · Acla, Darién, PanamaPedrarias Dávila had Balboa, his son-in-law by proxy, beheaded at Acla in 1519 for treasonVasco Núñez de Balboa reached the Pacific in 1513, and in early 1514 he sent the Crown its fifth of the loot. The Crown then sent Pedro Arias Dávila (Pedrarias) to govern the colony over him.eldebate.com and 4 moreAI illustration: Rebels led by Pedrarias's grandsons land on the shore at Panama, 15501550 · near PanamaPedrarias's grandsons killed the bishop of Nicaragua and raided Panama in 1550 to recover their father's lost wealthMaría de Peñalosa was Pedrarias's daughter and Balboa's proxy bride. In 1524 she married Rodrigo de Contreras, and Pedrarias died in León, Nicaragua, on 6 March 1531. Contreras governed Nicaragua from 1535 to 1544.Project Gutenberg and 3 more