To understand the text, one must first understand the author. Berta María Cabezas was a Panamanian educator, journalist, and storyteller who navigated the tumultuous transition from the 19th to the 20th century. Born just a year after Panama’s separation from Colombia (1903), she came of age during the construction of the Panama Canal—a period of intense foreign intervention, social stratification, and national identity crisis.
Sumérgete en la tradición oral: “Narraciones Panameñas” de Berta María Cabezas (PDF)
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