Justo Arosemena Quesada

Justo Arosemena
Born(1817-08-09)August 9, 1817
Panama City, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Spanish Empire
DiedFebruary 23, 1896(1896-02-23) (aged 78)
Colón, Panama Departament, Colombia
NationalityPanamanian, Colombian
Known forPolitician, lawyer, writer

Justo Arosemena Quesada (August 9, 1817 – February 23, 1896) was a statesman, writer, lawyer and politician from what is now Panama who lived during the period of union with Colombia. He dedicated his life to the cause of the autonomy of the Isthmus of Panama in and as a part of Colombia, and is regarded as "the most illustrious of the Panamanian and father of Panamanian nationality."

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