What significant event happened to Panama City in 1671?
Destroyed by fire
Earthquake
Tsunami
Volcanic eruption
Answer
On January 28, 1671, the original Panama City was destroyed by a fire when privateer Henry Morgan sacked and set fire to it. The city was later reestablished on a peninsula 8 km (5 miles) from the original settlement in 1673.
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