The Panama Canal: An Exercise in International Relations |
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... century , Great Britain took possession of Jamaica , converting this island into an emporium of contraband . As colonial transit through Panama dropped , ille- gal commerce from Jamaica across the isthmus to Guayaquil and Lima increased ...
... century , Great Britain took possession of Jamaica , converting this island into an emporium of contraband . As colonial transit through Panama dropped , ille- gal commerce from Jamaica across the isthmus to Guayaquil and Lima increased ...
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... century , reforms liberalizing colo- nial trade made Jamaican commerce legal . For almost two decades , activity in the ports increased correspondingly , under Spanish authority . At the moment that Panama gained its independence from ...
... century , reforms liberalizing colo- nial trade made Jamaican commerce legal . For almost two decades , activity in the ports increased correspondingly , under Spanish authority . At the moment that Panama gained its independence from ...
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... century . During the two years following its inauguration , it transported gold and silver for more than 750 million dollars , charging a 0,25 per cent of the value of each load . Passengers had to pay US $ 25 for the trip ( which ...
... century . During the two years following its inauguration , it transported gold and silver for more than 750 million dollars , charging a 0,25 per cent of the value of each load . Passengers had to pay US $ 25 for the trip ( which ...
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19th century agree areas Article auxiliary Canal operating revenues Cannabrava capital Caribbean Castillero cent Central America channel Colombia colonial construction economic Ecuador establish firm Galeta Gatun gold grants a concession Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty hectares Ibid importance Inter-American international relations interoceanic investment isthmus land Latin America Luis Herrera maintain maintenance ment military million negotiated Nueva Granada Omar Torrijos Panama Canal Commission Panama Canal Treaties Panama Canal Zone Panama grants Panamanian flags Panamanian government payment Peru political Proposed Panama Canal protection and defense Raimo Väyrynen ratified rela related agreements Remon-Eisenhower Treaty represented Republic of Panama route sea-level canal ships signed Statesman's Year-Book subsequent territory tions tolls trade transit the Canal Treaty and related U.S. and Panamanian U.S. Armed Forces U.S. citizens U.S. Congress U.S. is granted U.S. national U.S. rights U.S. Senate U.S. undersign undersign a Treaty United States dollar Universal del Canal Unto Vesa vessels waterway