Guna Yala or San Blas Islands? Is the questions that many people ask themselves when referring to Guna Yala. Its name passed since Dule Nega, San Blas and what is now known as Guna Yala. I will try to explain how it has evolved its name and the impact it has had the same policy.
I refer to what mentioned anthropologist M. Martinez, which states: The notion that better define the notion of territory Guna would “Dule Nega”. “Dule Nega” is a word in language Guna (Dule Gaya) composed of two words: “Dule” refers to Guna People and” Nega “meaning house, home.
Let’s go back to 1871, when the Gunas signed with the United States of Colombia where was embodied “the land area occupied by that tribe was officially surname himself by the same name DuleNega that give indigenous” (Decree on execution of the agreement by the Government of the Union with the tribe indigen Dules, on January 10, 1871).
With this, the Government of Colombia recognizes the Shire of Dule Nega covering the territories of Panama and Colombia, with a national commissioner appointed by the executive branch of the Union. Spent only 32, so that Panama’s separation from Colombia a November 3, 1903 and that the new Panamanian government did not recognize the Shire Dule Nega.
This caused an internal split between the Gunas leaderships of the time, some who supported the new Republic and others who were inclined to the Republic of Colombia, initiating what is known as the Guna Revolution of 1925 and where our Joe Brown, plays an important role. This history will discuss in another article.
After the Guna Revolution of 1925, the Panamanian State recognizes by means of the Second Law of 16 September 1938, the District of San Blas. By Law No. 16 of February 19, 1953 “the District of San Blas is organized” and is declared Reserve by Law 20 of 31 January 1957.
Finally, Law 99 of December 23, 1998, it was renamed Comarca Guna Yala. It should be noted that Guna Yala, is a compound word in language Guna. “Guna” which is the name that is known to the inhabitants of the region, and “Yala” which includes the sea, the mountains, the forest, the islands or the air of the region.
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