Panamanian Patriot, Politician. Previous to its independence from Colombia, Arias held a number of positions in the Department of Panama, including treasurer, departmental assemblyman (1882) representing both Los Santos and Cocle, tax collector (1885), representative to the Colombian Congress (1888-1892), and Secretary of Government (1893-1900). He became active in the separatist movement and was a member of the Revolutionary Committee (along with Jose Agustin Arango, Manuel Amador Guerrero, Nicanor de Obarrio, Ricardo Arias, Federico Boyd, Carlos Constantino Arosemena, and Manuel Espinosa Batista). Following the November 3, 1903 proclamation of independence, he was appointed a member of the Provisional Government Junta (along with Jose Agustin Arango, Federico Boyd, and deputy member Manuel Espinosa Batista). Arias was appointed Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs by President Amador in 1904. He then became a member of the National Assembly, serving as its first chairman (1906). In this station, he authored Article 136 of the Constitution, which allowed United States military intervention in Panama for peace keeping or by governmental order. He hoped the measure would prevent further civil war between the Conservative and Liberal factions within the country. He defended the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty as the only guarantee for independence, but he opposed the Kellogg-Alfaro Treaty of 1926, which placed the Panamanian Army under U.S. control and obligated Panamanian alliance with the U.S. in the event of war. He served as ambassador to Germany (1921), Costa Rica, and Nicaragua (both 1928), along with holding consular positions to Ecuador, Honduras, and Mexico. Arias is considered a Procer, or founding father of the Republic.
Panamanian Patriot, Politician. Previous to its independence from Colombia, Arias held a number of positions in the Department of Panama, including treasurer, departmental assemblyman (1882) representing both Los Santos and Cocle, tax collector (1885), representative to the Colombian Congress (1888-1892), and Secretary of Government (1893-1900). He became active in the separatist movement and was a member of the Revolutionary Committee (along with Jose Agustin Arango, Manuel Amador Guerrero, Nicanor de Obarrio, Ricardo Arias, Federico Boyd, Carlos Constantino Arosemena, and Manuel Espinosa Batista). Following the November 3, 1903 proclamation of independence, he was appointed a member of the Provisional Government Junta (along with Jose Agustin Arango, Federico Boyd, and deputy member Manuel Espinosa Batista). Arias was appointed Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs by President Amador in 1904. He then became a member of the National Assembly, serving as its first chairman (1906). In this station, he authored Article 136 of the Constitution, which allowed United States military intervention in Panama for peace keeping or by governmental order. He hoped the measure would prevent further civil war between the Conservative and Liberal factions within the country. He defended the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty as the only guarantee for independence, but he opposed the Kellogg-Alfaro Treaty of 1926, which placed the Panamanian Army under U.S. control and obligated Panamanian alliance with the U.S. in the event of war. He served as ambassador to Germany (1921), Costa Rica, and Nicaragua (both 1928), along with holding consular positions to Ecuador, Honduras, and Mexico. Arias is considered a Procer, or founding father of the Republic.
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