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42-772: Guna Yala , formerly known as San Blas , is a comarca indígena (indigenous province) in northeast Panama . Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas . Its capital is Gaigirgordub . It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea , on the south by the Darién Province and Emberá-Wounaan , on the east by Colombia , and on the west by the province of Colón . 32,016 people lived here in 2023, with over 95% of them being indigenous peoples . Guna Yala in Kuna means "Land Guna" or "Guna Mountain". The area

84-513: A court of first instance. The comarca may correspond to a municipality or group several small municipalities together. Presently, in Brazil, there are 2,680 comarcas . A judiciary organization reform implemented in Portugal in 2014 reduced the number of comarcas from 231 to 23. According to the new judicial division of 2015, Angola will be again subdivided into 60 comarcas , each with

126-515: A conference held in Ailigandi, where he met top leaders of 45 villages and tribes. The conference lasted 26 days, proclaiming the Republic of Tule, and fixing territorial limits. This uprising was under a flag was made by Waga Ebinkili (Mary Colman), granddaughter of Chief Simral Colman. It had a rectangular design with stripes. The center was yellow with the upper and lower stripes in red and with

168-638: A conflict between police and indigenous ready to explode, so he asked the U.S. military intervention in the Canal Zone, to exercise a protectorate, and wrote the Declaration of Independence and Tule people's human rights and Darién. Marsh was supported by the U.S. ambassador, who helped the Panamanian government establish a peace agreement that would guarantee human rights and political rights of Guna. The situation worsened until February 12, 1925, in

210-530: A court of first instance. The courts of comarca will replace the previous provincial and municipal courts. Comarca is also the name of a suburb of Luanda , the capital of Angola. The ninth-largest metropolitan area in Mexico is known as the Comarca Lagunera . The region is made up of 15 municipalities, including the cities of Torreón , Coahuila , Gómez Palacio and Lerdo Durango . In Panama,

252-510: A few days. The subsequent peace treaty established the commitment of the Government of Panama to protecting the customs of the Guna. The Guna, in turn, accepted the development of a formal school system in the islands. The police brigade would be expelled from their territory and all prisoners released. The negotiations that ended the armed conflict constituted a first step towards establishing

294-645: A figure of left facing swastika . On February 21, 10 days after the declaration of independence, in the midst of the Carnival, indigenous revolution broke out that lasted until 27 February, which was led by Nele Gantule and chief Colman. It is said that the insurgents were traveling in canoes from indigenous and Carti Ailigandi for the purpose of attacking the National Police headquarters in Playon Chico, Río Tigre, Tigantigí, Narganá, UGAP and elsewhere in

336-436: A narrow strip of land of 373-kilometre (232 mi) long on the east coast of Caribbean Panama, bordering the province of Darién and Colombia . An archipelago of 365 islands is around the coast, of which 50 are inhabited. By boat, going from the most southeastern point, Puerto Obaldia, to the most northwestern point, Gaigirgordub, is a bit more than 100 miles. The region lies on the north coast of Panama, situated east of

378-504: A native, is a non-Indian). This is linked to an incident on April 20, 1921, which was staged in the Corazón de Jesús Narganá and Westernization movement for women, which was to change clothes, take away the gold ring of the nose, the plates high carat gold, beads, winks, and coin necklaces worn as ornaments. But a woman escaped and fled to Rio Narganá Sugar, from which it came. The police in retaliation imprisoned his children and his son, who

420-701: A term which in the Iberian Peninsula refers only to regions historically ruled by a conde ( count or earl ). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the Spanish Misplaced Pages entry for comarca and some translations of The Lord of the Rings (see below). In the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), comarcas are used as follows. From the Middle Ages until

462-567: A year. Votes are taken by each sahila (elected leader) of the community. Guna Yala is politically subdivided into four corregimientos (districts), with a total of 51 comunidades (communities),49 of which are located on islands of the San Blas Archipelago off the mainland coast, and only the two easternmost on the mainland. They are listed from west to east: The Guna District of Yala or Guna Yala Region has an area of 2,306 square kilometres (890.35 sq mi). It consists of

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504-404: Is a party where all the people get involved in the celebration of a wedding or a new marriage in the community. This festival usually lasts several days until the liquor stock garnered by the families is finished. The Guna District of Yala has a population of 31,557 inhabitants (2010), which shows a progressive decrease in the population. The Guna Revolution refers to the events in 1925, in which

546-756: Is derived from the term marca , meaning a "march, mark" , plus the prefix co - , meaning "together, jointly". The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada ( IPA: [reðoˈlaða] ) and in Basque as eskualde ( IPA: [es̺kualde] ). In addition, in Galician , comarcas are also called bisbarras ( IPA: [bizˈβarɐs] ). Although the English word " county " and its near synonym " shire " have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as condado ,

588-668: The East India Company and the Kingdom of England to frustrate the scheme led to the failure of the colony and the death of the majority of the colonists. The town finally surrendered to a siege and blockade of the port by forces of the Spanish Empire in March 1700, and the few survivors were evacuated. Of the 2,500 colonists who had left Scotland, barely a few hundred returned. This costly and high-profile failure caused

630-702: The Gulf of Urabá , in what is considered Colombia today. However, contact with the Spaniards resulted in significant violence and limited trade. The Kuna fled towards the Darién region , what is considered Panama today. They initially began to live along the rivers which flowed into the Caribbean , however as early as the mid 1800s they began to relocate out onto islands near the mouths of freshwater rivers. This sheltered them from illnesses, snakes and mosquitos. Living on

672-564: The Panama canal , but also nearby the border into Colombia. It is situated conveniently near canal routes, and is a well known area for sailing. The islands however, are at risk of becoming uninhabitable by the late 21st century due to rising sea levels . The economy of Guna Yala is mainly agriculture , fishing , tourism , and handicraft production. Agriculture in Guna Yala is for subsistence purposes. Traditional products are bananas (now

714-505: The comarca may refer simply to a loosely-defined region. Because of the word's long-standing use, comarca is sometimes used as the basis for the promotion of tourism with emphasis on local cultural tradition and history. Some Spanish-language editions of the British writer J. R. R. Tolkien 's works use the term La Comarca as a translation for the English " The Shire ". Nele Kantule Nele Kantule Iguibilikinya (1868–1944)

756-530: The comarca indígena is an administrative region for an area with a substantial Amerindian population. Four comarcas ( Emberá-Wounaan , Guna Yala , Naso Tjër Di , and Ngöbe-Buglé ) exist as equivalent to provinces . Two smaller comarcas ( Guna de Madugandí and Guna de Wargandí ) are subordinate to a province and considered equivalent to a corregimiento . The term comarca is used in several regions in Spain: In other places, such as Extremadura ,

798-416: The 16th century, the comarcas corresponded to the large administrative divisions of Portugal. There were six such traditional divisions: Entre-Douro-e-Minho , Trás-os-Montes , Beira , Estremadura , Alentejo and Algarve , of which the last had the honorary title of "kingdom". In the 16th century, the comarcas started gradually to be referred to as "provinces". The name " comarca " was then applied to

840-525: The Act of 1870 was ignored. The territory of the former region was divided de facto into two parts: the majority remained in the new Republic of Panama, while a small portion remained in Colombia. The suspension of the region, the incursions of outsiders into Guna villages in search of gold, rubber, and sea turtles, banana concessions, and colonial police abuse caused great discontent among the natives and brought

882-462: The Chinese banana), corn, and sugar cane. Coconuts are also produced as a source of income. The fishery is artisanal, usually using wire (line) or networks. Most fishing is for sale. The seafood is especially intended for sale, for which planes come daily to the islands. Sold are lobster, crab, squid, and octopus. The production of molas is the main activity of Guna women, and is for many families

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924-463: The February 25, 1925 Guna Revolution, led by Nele Kantule of the town of Ustupu and Ologintipipilele ( Simral Colman ) of Ailigandi . The armed Guna attacked the police on the islands and Ugupseni Tupile, as the police were accused of abuses and suppressing Guna customs in several communities. The Guna proclaimed the independent Republic of Tule, separating from the central government of Panama for

966-600: The Guna Indians fought the ruling Panamanian authorities, who were attempting to force the Indians to adopt Hispanic culture by military action. During this revolution the Guna Yala territory seceded and operated as the short-lived Republic of Tule. Following mediation by the United States, the Guna re-united with Panama. The Gunas, with the support of the Panamanian government, created an autonomous territory called

1008-479: The Guna Yala district for the indigenous inhabitants which they would rule themselves. During the first twenty years of the independent country of Panama, the Kuna had serious differences with national governments, because they tried to eradicate their culture, their customs, and their disrespect, indigenous authorities wanted to strip the land apart and were outraged by the governors and the colonial police (a settler to

1050-570: The M-19 movement, died in Guna Yala in 1983. Governor Erick Martelo was removed from office in September 2020 after being found traveling in a car with 75 packages of illegal drugs. The governmental structure of Guna Yala is defined in Law 16 of 1953. The General Congress Guna is the highest political authority of Guna Yala. It consists of representatives of all communities in Guna Yala, and meets twice

1092-475: The Needle" in lack of a more accurate translation, is the feast of puberty where a young girl after her first menstruation participates in a party. Children between 4 and 5 take part in ceremony of "inna suid" or Baptism. It involves their first haircut, which is attended by all the people in the community. This name is next to the name given in the country's official language. The Night Festival or "inna mutiki"

1134-546: The archipelago, and carried much of the police contingent. The toll was 27 dead. On 4 March, with the presence of the American minister, John G. South, was signed the peace agreement with the Guna, who were promised a better deal, respect for their customs, not to impose the establishment of schools, and were assured the same protection and rights enjoyed by other citizens. The Guna, in turn, pledged to lay down their weapons, withdraw their declaration of independence, and abide by

1176-675: The autonomous status of the Guna and maintaining the culture that was being suppressed. Based on Article 5 of the Constitution of 1904, which allows for special political divisions for reasons of administrative convenience or public service, legislation on indigenous territories in Panama established the Guna District of San Blas in 1938 including areas of the provinces of Panamá and Colón . Its boundaries and administration were finalized by Act No. 16 of 1953. Currently, according to

1218-667: The bankruptcy of the Scottish government and was a major contributory factor in weakening resistance to the loss of Scottish sovereignty to London through the Act of Union less than a decade later. By the Colombian Act of June 4, 1870 Tulenega Shire was created, which also included the present territory of the Guna Yala district; this comprises some of the communities of the District of Wargandí such as Mordi, and Sogubdi Asnadi;

1260-553: The communities of the region of Madungandi including Tiuarsicuá, and Guna communities of Colombia, such as Tanela and Arquía. The land area of the Tulenega Shire stretched from the province of Colon to the Gulf of Urabá , Colombia. The head of regional government was generally a commissioner appointed by the central government. The law also recognized the Guna as property owners of the Shire. After separation of Panama in 1903,

1302-498: The islands also connected them to the coastal trade, forest products, coconuts and turtle-shell. It also gave the Kuna access to trade vessels travelling along coastal routes. They lived in this way on the islands, and maintained their farms on the mainland. Until the mid-nineteenth century this region remained relatively peaceful. In the late 1690s, the Darien scheme in the Kingdom of Scotland attempted to create an overseas colony in

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1344-533: The laws of Panama. [REDACTED] Media related to Kuna Yala at Wikimedia Commons Comarca#Panama A comarca ( Spanish: [koˈmaɾka] , Portuguese: [kuˈmaɾkɐ] , Catalan: [kuˈmarkə] , Galician: [koˈmaɾka̝] ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal , Spain , and some of their former colonies, like Brazil , Nicaragua , and Panama . The term

1386-407: The male relatives of women, began the battle and killed three residents of the town, two Indian policemen and others were injured with machete wildly as they fled in a canoe. The bodies of the policemen were left in the water, tied to a stick in the sand enlcavado until they came to collect their families. The atmosphere remained tense until January 1925. Juan Demosthenes Arosemena was the governor of

1428-465: The new administrative and judicial subdivisions of the provinces, created in the 17th century. Each comarca corresponded to the territorial area of jurisdiction of a corregedor , a high-ranking administrative and judicial officer who represented the Crown in the district. In the 19th century, the comarcas were replaced by separate administrative and judicial divisions to reflect the implementation of

1470-407: The principal source of income. There are tourist facilities in Guna Yala. Most are small hotels for ecotourism. Most of them are in the field of Gardi, but there are also several in the township of Agligandi. Another source of income is remittances from relatives working in the cities of Panama and Colon. Among the most important traditions of the Guna people there are: "Iggo inna", or "Feast of

1512-569: The province of Colon, and was concerned about the information he had supplied the mayor of San Blas, Andrés Mojica, on a course between the indigenous independence movement, so we decided to tell the Foreign Secretary Horacio F. Alfaro, to follow closely the actions of Americans Anne Coope, missionary, and explorer Richard Oglesby Marsh. Just Marsh was the promoter of independence. On his return to Panama in January 1925, he found

1554-672: The region, hoping to open an overland route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, almost two centuries prior to the opening of the Panama Canal . They founded the town of New Edinburgh on a bay they named the Bay of Caledonia (a few kilometres southeast of modern Ustupo ), as the capital of a new colony to be named "Caledonia" after the Latin name for Scotland . A combination of poor planning, famine, tropical disease and collusion between

1596-599: The ruling of the Supreme Court of 23 March 2001, the region has a different political and administrative organization, independent of the Districts and Villages. The counties are governed by special institutions themselves, and by resolution of Division of the Supreme Court, on 6 December 2000, an institution is the consent of indigenous peoples who wish to develop projects in their territories. The Colombian political activist Jaime Bateman Cayón , founder and leader of

1638-467: The separation of executive and judicial powers. The new administrative divisions became the administrative districts and the new judicial divisions kept the name comarca . In Brazil, Portugal, and some other countries of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the comarca now is the basic territorial division in the judicial system. It corresponds to the territorial area of jurisdiction of

1680-546: Was a famous chief and medicine man of the Kuna indigenous tribe of Panama . He was born in Putorgandi, in what is today Ustupu Island , Panama. He was a leader of the Kuna from early in the twentieth century until his death. His life was described by Erland Nordenskiöld , in his 1938 book on the Kuna, An historical and ethnological survey of the Cuna Indians . This Panamanian biographical article

1722-487: Was formerly known as San Blas, and later as Kuna Yala, but the name was changed in October 2011 to "Guna Yala" when the Government of Panama recognized the claim of the people that "Guna" was a closer representation of the name. The area was the site of the conquistador stronghold of Acla , where Vasco Núñez de Balboa was tried and beheaded. When the Spaniards arrived in the 1600s, the Kuna people were living here near

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1764-401: Was released to the outside to look. That day at Sugar River had an indigenous congress and there it was decided not to let the woman go, so the sahila on behalf of the community sent a message saying that the police were not looking for it. The police did not heed the message that night and sent a commission to Rio Colonial Sugar two police officers and three Indians. When trying to stop some of

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