Esteban Huertas
PanamamilitaryMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%General Esteban Huertas was a Colombian military officer who held authority in Panama during the time of its separation from Colombia. He was initially hesitant to support the revolution but eventually agreed to join the cause after discussions with other military leaders, helping to facilitate Panama's independence in 1903.
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He was a general whose troops were recommended to be disbanded by the U.S. representative.
Fragmentación de la gestión pública de la seguridadLa Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2026-08-01
Panama· 2026-08-01
Esteban Huertas is presented as a complex character in the historical narrative of the novel.
Cualidades formales en ‘Con ardientes fulgores de gloria’La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2025-12-06
Panama· 2025-12-06
He neutralized the military forces loyal to the central government during the separation from Colombia.
Demetrio H. Brid: presidente de facto del Istmo y primer jefe civil de la República de PanamáLa Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2025-11-06
Panama· 2025-11-06
General Esteban Huertas was the military authority in Panama whom Amador approached to join the revolution.
Una bandera fea y cien mil dólares, ¿cómo empezó el tratado Hay-Bunau Varilla?La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2025-08-25
Panama· 2025-08-25
