Amelia Denis de Icaza
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A nineteenth-century Panamanian poet, considered the first female voice in the national literature. Her poem to Cerro Ancón, written on seeing the hill under a foreign flag, became a symbol of sovereignty long before the political claim existed.
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Her poem to Ancón is still recited in schools.Su poema al Ancón se recita todavía en las escuelas.
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