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This plaza was originally an empty space used as a market area by the mid-nineteenth century at the latest. In time the plaza acquired a more cosmopolitan look, currently being surrounded by commercial buildings from the XX century.
(source: Tejeira, E. and Spadafora, V., El Casco Antiguo de la Ciudad de Panama, CiudadCity Publishers, Spain)