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4 unusual facts about Santiago de Veraguas


Carlos Francisco Chang Marín

Changmarín was born in Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, being the second son of an out-of-wedlock union between Carlos Chang, a rich, Chinese-Panamanian merchant, and Faustina Marin, a campesina.

José Luis Rodríguez Vélez

José Luis Rodríguez Vélez (Santiago de Veraguas, 12 March 1915 - Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, 21 December 1984) was a Panamanian composer, musical director, saxophonist, clarinetist and guitarist.

Roberto Díaz Herrera

Born seventh of nine siblings in Santiago, the capital city of the Panamanian province of Veraguas, Roberto Díaz was raised by his parents Anastacio Díaz Jiménez, who was a teacher, and his beloved mother Gregoria Herrera, who worked as a housewife and sold bread and desserts at a local store.

Santiago de Veraguas

Santiago was founded by the people of Montijo and Santa Fe in the 17th century, who gathered in this place, decided to found a city that served as the starting center dispatches.


Santa Fé District

The now much bigger town of Santiago was founded in the mid 17th century by the inhabitants of Santa Fé and Montijo as a base for further colonisation.


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