{"id":21697,"date":"2026-07-15T15:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/?p=21697"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:50:41","slug":"21697","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/2026\/07\/15\/21697\/","title":{"rendered":"Acta de David: el Momento que Chiriqu\u00ed Defendi\u00f3 el Derecho de Panam\u00e1 a Decidir su Destino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Por&nbsp;d\u00e9cadas,&nbsp;la&nbsp;historia&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;separaci\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;de&nbsp;Colombia&nbsp;ha&nbsp;estado&nbsp;asociada&nbsp;casi&nbsp;exclusivamente&nbsp;al&nbsp;3&nbsp;de&nbsp;noviembre&nbsp;de&nbsp;1903.&nbsp;Sin&nbsp;embargo,&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;de&nbsp;cuarenta&nbsp;a\u00f1os&nbsp;antes,&nbsp;un&nbsp;grupo&nbsp;de&nbsp;ciudadanos&nbsp;reunidos&nbsp;en&nbsp;David&nbsp;dej\u00f3&nbsp;por&nbsp;escrito&nbsp;uno&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;alegatos&nbsp;pol\u00edticos&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;s\u00f3lidos&nbsp;a&nbsp;favor&nbsp;del&nbsp;derecho&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo&nbsp;a&nbsp;decidir&nbsp;su&nbsp;propio&nbsp;futuro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entre&nbsp;esos&nbsp;documentos&nbsp;destaca&nbsp;uno&nbsp;que,&nbsp;aunque&nbsp;poco&nbsp;conocido&nbsp;fuera&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;c\u00edrculos&nbsp;acad\u00e9micos,&nbsp;ocupa&nbsp;un&nbsp;lugar&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;evoluci\u00f3n&nbsp;del&nbsp;pensamiento&nbsp;separatista&nbsp;paname\u00f1o:&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;Popular&nbsp;celebrada&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;ciudad&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;el&nbsp;31&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;conocida&nbsp;simplemente&nbsp;como&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322775.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000322775-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Un&nbsp;Pa\u00eds&nbsp;en&nbsp;Medio&nbsp;de&nbsp;una&nbsp;Crisis<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En&nbsp;1861&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;formaba&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Confederaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Granadina,&nbsp;en&nbsp;una&nbsp;\u00e9poca&nbsp;marcada&nbsp;por&nbsp;guerras&nbsp;civiles,&nbsp;cambios&nbsp;constitucionales&nbsp;y&nbsp;una&nbsp;profunda&nbsp;inestabilidad&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;en&nbsp;Colombia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde&nbsp;1830&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;protagonizado&nbsp;diversos&nbsp;movimientos&nbsp;autonomistas&nbsp;y&nbsp;separatistas,&nbsp;entre&nbsp;ellos&nbsp;los&nbsp;encabezados&nbsp;por&nbsp;Jos\u00e9&nbsp;Domingo&nbsp;Espinar,&nbsp;Juan&nbsp;Eligio&nbsp;Alzuru&nbsp;y&nbsp;Tom\u00e1s&nbsp;Herrera,&nbsp;quien&nbsp;proclam\u00f3&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;Libre&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo&nbsp;en&nbsp;1840.&nbsp;El&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;se&nbsp;inscribe&nbsp;dentro&nbsp;de&nbsp;esa&nbsp;tradici\u00f3n&nbsp;pol\u00edtica.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>El&nbsp;Pronunciamiento&nbsp;de&nbsp;Santia<\/strong><strong>go<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El&nbsp;21&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;151&nbsp;notables&nbsp;reunidos&nbsp;en&nbsp;Santiago&nbsp;de&nbsp;Veraguas&nbsp;aprobaron&nbsp;un&nbsp;documento&nbsp;trascendental.&nbsp;En&nbsp;\u00e9l&nbsp;expresaban&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;deb\u00eda&nbsp;separarse&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Confederaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Granadina&nbsp;y&nbsp;organizarse&nbsp;como&nbsp;un&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;independiente,&nbsp;solicitando&nbsp;al&nbsp;gobernador&nbsp;convocar&nbsp;una&nbsp;legislatura&nbsp;extraordinaria&nbsp;para&nbsp;decidir&nbsp;el&nbsp;futuro&nbsp;pol\u00edtico&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aquella&nbsp;resoluci\u00f3n&nbsp;fue&nbsp;enviada&nbsp;a&nbsp;los&nbsp;dem\u00e1s&nbsp;departamentos&nbsp;del&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;para&nbsp;conocer&nbsp;si&nbsp;exist\u00eda&nbsp;respaldo&nbsp;suficiente&nbsp;para&nbsp;una&nbsp;decisi\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;semejante&nbsp;magnitud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>La&nbsp;Respu<\/strong><strong>esta&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>iudad<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;Diez&nbsp;D\u00edas&nbsp;Despu\u00e9s<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El&nbsp;31&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;ciudadanos&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;se&nbsp;reunieron&nbsp;en&nbsp;una&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;Popular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras&nbsp;leer&nbsp;el&nbsp;documento&nbsp;procedente&nbsp;de&nbsp;Santiago,&nbsp;aprobaron&nbsp;una&nbsp;extensa&nbsp;declaraci\u00f3n&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;que&nbsp;manifestaban&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;mayor\u00eda&nbsp;del&nbsp;Departamento&nbsp;de&nbsp;Chiriqu\u00ed&nbsp;compart\u00eda&nbsp;plenamente&nbsp;las&nbsp;conclusiones&nbsp;alcanzadas&nbsp;en&nbsp;Veraguas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno&nbsp;de&nbsp;sus&nbsp;pasajes&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;recordados&nbsp;afirma&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;demostrado&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;uni\u00f3n&nbsp;con&nbsp;la&nbsp;Nueva&nbsp;Granada&nbsp;no&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;conducido&nbsp;&#8220;a&nbsp;la&nbsp;felicidad&nbsp;del&nbsp;primero&#8221;,&nbsp;mientras&nbsp;otro&nbsp;sostiene&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;ideal&nbsp;de&nbsp;independencia&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo&nbsp;solo&nbsp;pod\u00eda&nbsp;ser&nbsp;rechazado&nbsp;por&nbsp;intereses&nbsp;particulares&nbsp;o&nbsp;pasiones&nbsp;pol\u00edticas.&nbsp;Estas&nbsp;ideas&nbsp;anticipaban&nbsp;muchos&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;argumentos&nbsp;que&nbsp;volver\u00edan&nbsp;a&nbsp;aparecer&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;separaci\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;1903.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Un&nbsp;Legado&nbsp;que&nbsp;Trascendi\u00f3&nbsp;su&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Tiempo<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El&nbsp;movimiento&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861&nbsp;finalmente&nbsp;no&nbsp;prosper\u00f3.&nbsp;Las&nbsp;circunstancias&nbsp;pol\u00edticas&nbsp;cambiaron&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;proyecto&nbsp;separatista&nbsp;fue&nbsp;abandonado&nbsp;antes&nbsp;de&nbsp;consolidarse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin&nbsp;embargo,&nbsp;su&nbsp;importancia&nbsp;hist\u00f3rica&nbsp;permanece&nbsp;intacta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;demuestra&nbsp;que,&nbsp;varias&nbsp;d\u00e9cadas&nbsp;antes&nbsp;de&nbsp;1903,&nbsp;ya&nbsp;exist\u00eda&nbsp;una&nbsp;conciencia&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;que&nbsp;conceb\u00eda&nbsp;a&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;comunidad&nbsp;con&nbsp;intereses&nbsp;propios,&nbsp;distinta&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;conflictos&nbsp;internos&nbsp;que&nbsp;afectaban&nbsp;a&nbsp;Colombia.&nbsp;Hoy,&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;representa&nbsp;uno&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;documentos&nbsp;esenciales&nbsp;para&nbsp;comprender&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;independencia&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;no&nbsp;fue&nbsp;un&nbsp;hecho&nbsp;improvisado,&nbsp;sino&nbsp;el&nbsp;resultado&nbsp;de&nbsp;un&nbsp;proceso&nbsp;hist\u00f3rico&nbsp;largo,&nbsp;complejo&nbsp;y&nbsp;profundamente&nbsp;arraigado&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;voluntad&nbsp;de&nbsp;quienes,&nbsp;desde&nbsp;distintos&nbsp;rincones&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo,&nbsp;imaginaron&nbsp;un&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;capaz&nbsp;de&nbsp;gobernarse&nbsp;a&nbsp;s\u00ed&nbsp;mismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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Entre&nbsp;esos&nbsp;documentos&nbsp;destaca&nbsp;uno&nbsp;que,&nbsp;aunque&nbsp;poco&nbsp;conocido&nbsp;fuera&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;c\u00edrculos&nbsp;acad\u00e9micos,&nbsp;ocupa&nbsp;un&nbsp;lugar&nbsp;fundamental&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;evoluci\u00f3n&nbsp;del&nbsp;pensamiento&nbsp;separatista&nbsp;paname\u00f1o:&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;Popular&nbsp;celebrada&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;ciudad&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;el&nbsp;31&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;conocida&nbsp;simplemente&nbsp;como&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David. Un&nbsp;Pa\u00eds&nbsp;en&nbsp;Medio&nbsp;de&nbsp;una&nbsp;Crisis&nbsp; En&nbsp;1861&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;formaba&nbsp;parte&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Confederaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Granadina,&nbsp;en&nbsp;una&nbsp;\u00e9poca&nbsp;marcada&nbsp;por&nbsp;guerras&nbsp;civiles,&nbsp;cambios&nbsp;constitucionales&nbsp;y&nbsp;una&nbsp;profunda&nbsp;inestabilidad&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;en&nbsp;Colombia.&nbsp; Desde&nbsp;1830&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;protagonizado&nbsp;diversos&nbsp;movimientos&nbsp;autonomistas&nbsp;y&nbsp;separatistas,&nbsp;entre&nbsp;ellos&nbsp;los&nbsp;encabezados&nbsp;por&nbsp;Jos\u00e9&nbsp;Domingo&nbsp;Espinar,&nbsp;Juan&nbsp;Eligio&nbsp;Alzuru&nbsp;y&nbsp;Tom\u00e1s&nbsp;Herrera,&nbsp;quien&nbsp;proclam\u00f3&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;Libre&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo&nbsp;en&nbsp;1840.&nbsp;El&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;se&nbsp;inscribe&nbsp;dentro&nbsp;de&nbsp;esa&nbsp;tradici\u00f3n&nbsp;pol\u00edtica.&nbsp;&nbsp; El&nbsp;Pronunciamiento&nbsp;de&nbsp;Santiago&nbsp; El&nbsp;21&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;151&nbsp;notables&nbsp;reunidos&nbsp;en&nbsp;Santiago&nbsp;de&nbsp;Veraguas&nbsp;aprobaron&nbsp;un&nbsp;documento&nbsp;trascendental.&nbsp;En&nbsp;\u00e9l&nbsp;expresaban&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;deb\u00eda&nbsp;separarse&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Confederaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Granadina&nbsp;y&nbsp;organizarse&nbsp;como&nbsp;un&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;independiente,&nbsp;solicitando&nbsp;al&nbsp;gobernador&nbsp;convocar&nbsp;una&nbsp;legislatura&nbsp;extraordinaria&nbsp;para&nbsp;decidir&nbsp;el&nbsp;futuro&nbsp;pol\u00edtico&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo.&nbsp; Aquella&nbsp;resoluci\u00f3n&nbsp;fue&nbsp;enviada&nbsp;a&nbsp;los&nbsp;dem\u00e1s&nbsp;departamentos&nbsp;del&nbsp;Estado&nbsp;para&nbsp;conocer&nbsp;si&nbsp;exist\u00eda&nbsp;respaldo&nbsp;suficiente&nbsp;para&nbsp;una&nbsp;decisi\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;semejante&nbsp;magnitud. La&nbsp;Respuesta&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Ciudad&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;Diez&nbsp;D\u00edas&nbsp;Despu\u00e9s&nbsp; El&nbsp;31&nbsp;de&nbsp;marzo&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861,&nbsp;ciudadanos&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;se&nbsp;reunieron&nbsp;en&nbsp;una&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;Popular.&nbsp; Tras&nbsp;leer&nbsp;el&nbsp;documento&nbsp;procedente&nbsp;de&nbsp;Santiago,&nbsp;aprobaron&nbsp;una&nbsp;extensa&nbsp;declaraci\u00f3n&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;que&nbsp;manifestaban&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;mayor\u00eda&nbsp;del&nbsp;Departamento&nbsp;de&nbsp;Chiriqu\u00ed&nbsp;compart\u00eda&nbsp;plenamente&nbsp;las&nbsp;conclusiones&nbsp;alcanzadas&nbsp;en&nbsp;Veraguas.&nbsp; Uno&nbsp;de&nbsp;sus&nbsp;pasajes&nbsp;m\u00e1s&nbsp;recordados&nbsp;afirma&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;experiencia&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;demostrado&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;uni\u00f3n&nbsp;con&nbsp;la&nbsp;Nueva&nbsp;Granada&nbsp;no&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;conducido&nbsp;&#8220;a&nbsp;la&nbsp;felicidad&nbsp;del&nbsp;primero&#8221;,&nbsp;mientras&nbsp;otro&nbsp;sostiene&nbsp;que&nbsp;el&nbsp;ideal&nbsp;de&nbsp;independencia&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo&nbsp;solo&nbsp;pod\u00eda&nbsp;ser&nbsp;rechazado&nbsp;por&nbsp;intereses&nbsp;particulares&nbsp;o&nbsp;pasiones&nbsp;pol\u00edticas.&nbsp;Estas&nbsp;ideas&nbsp;anticipaban&nbsp;muchos&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;argumentos&nbsp;que&nbsp;volver\u00edan&nbsp;a&nbsp;aparecer&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;separaci\u00f3n&nbsp;de&nbsp;1903.&nbsp; Un&nbsp;Legado&nbsp;que&nbsp;Trascendi\u00f3&nbsp;su&nbsp;Tiempo&nbsp; El&nbsp;movimiento&nbsp;de&nbsp;1861&nbsp;finalmente&nbsp;no&nbsp;prosper\u00f3.&nbsp;Las&nbsp;circunstancias&nbsp;pol\u00edticas&nbsp;cambiaron&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;proyecto&nbsp;separatista&nbsp;fue&nbsp;abandonado&nbsp;antes&nbsp;de&nbsp;consolidarse.&nbsp; Sin&nbsp;embargo,&nbsp;su&nbsp;importancia&nbsp;hist\u00f3rica&nbsp;permanece&nbsp;intacta.&nbsp; El&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;demuestra&nbsp;que,&nbsp;varias&nbsp;d\u00e9cadas&nbsp;antes&nbsp;de&nbsp;1903,&nbsp;ya&nbsp;exist\u00eda&nbsp;una&nbsp;conciencia&nbsp;pol\u00edtica&nbsp;que&nbsp;conceb\u00eda&nbsp;a&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;como&nbsp;una&nbsp;comunidad&nbsp;con&nbsp;intereses&nbsp;propios,&nbsp;distinta&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;conflictos&nbsp;internos&nbsp;que&nbsp;afectaban&nbsp;a&nbsp;Colombia.&nbsp;Hoy,&nbsp;el&nbsp;Acta&nbsp;de&nbsp;David&nbsp;representa&nbsp;uno&nbsp;de&nbsp;los&nbsp;documentos&nbsp;esenciales&nbsp;para&nbsp;comprender&nbsp;que&nbsp;la&nbsp;independencia&nbsp;paname\u00f1a&nbsp;no&nbsp;fue&nbsp;un&nbsp;hecho&nbsp;improvisado,&nbsp;sino&nbsp;el&nbsp;resultado&nbsp;de&nbsp;un&nbsp;proceso&nbsp;hist\u00f3rico&nbsp;largo,&nbsp;complejo&nbsp;y&nbsp;profundamente&nbsp;arraigado&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;voluntad&nbsp;de&nbsp;quienes,&nbsp;desde&nbsp;distintos&nbsp;rincones&nbsp;del&nbsp;Istmo,&nbsp;imaginaron&nbsp;un&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;capaz&nbsp;de&nbsp;gobernarse&nbsp;a&nbsp;s\u00ed&nbsp;mismo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21697"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21827,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21697\/revisions\/21827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}