Note XXVII‑41 — Chapter XXVII · PANAMÁ, PORTOBELLO, AND PIRACY. 1601-1670.
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The date of the fire was the 21st of February 1644. Two days later another one broke out but was speedily controlled. Both were looked upon as the work of incendiaries, but if so they escaped detection. Panamá, Reales Cédulas (published 14th of May 1645), in Pacheco and Cárdenas, Col. Doc., xvii. 273.