Guillermo Endara

The film Pan’s Labyrinth is not without its share of perilous moments. Throughout the duration of Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy opus, many dangers both real and supernatural are presented to the protagonists. These real and fantastical dangers can be personified in the characters Captain Vidal and The Fawn. Captain Vidal, the death-obsessed sociopathic step father of young Ofelia, directly terrorizes, tortures and kills many characters in the film. On the other hand, there is The Fawn. The…

Government). Despite clear evidence of this, the U.S. continued its support for Noriega as he would give special rights and privileges to the U.S. government and American companies. American support for Noriega only ended after the 1989 election when Guillermo Endara, the clear winner of the election was shown being dragged out of his motorcade and beaten by pro-Noriega…

Around 10,000 years ago, several indigenous groups are thought to have lived in Panama. When the Spaniards first arrived in Panama, the Cuevas and Coclé were the major tribes in the area. However, many natives of the area were killed upon Spanish arrival by the spread of European diseases. Columbus claimed the area for Spain in 1502 and Panama was used as a route for shipping Incan goods to Spain. In 1821, Spain was overthrown and Panama became a province of Colombia. In 1903, Panama declared…

For almost a decade, Manuel Noriega was the face of the corrupt Panama government. He was first an ally to the United States, working for the CIA. He then became the country’s enemy as the United States drove him out of his control over Panama’s puppet government in 1990. Even though he was born to a poor family in Panama City, Manuel Antonio Noriega received a privileged level of education. He was educated at the National Institute, one of Panama’s leading high school, to train him in the…

The United States invaded Panama in the late 20th century due to an individual named Manuel Noriega. Noriega became the leader of Panama after the previous leader died in a plane crash. Noriega had taken part in the oppression of the citizens of Panama. The United States had a number of its citizens within the country of Panama, so it feared oppression of its own people within Panama. Manuel Noriega was a cruel dictator who incurred the wrath of the United States, caused an invasion of Panama,…