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navigation, search  Esteban Huertas (1876-1943) was a military
leader from Panama.  He was born in Colombia. When he was 8
years old he ran away from home and he joined the army. He won
many medals and in 1902 he became general. In 1900 he lost an
arm when he fired a cannon. In 1903 he was one of the people who
made Panama independent. A year later president Manuel Amador
forced Huertas to retire because he was afraid Huertas wanted to
become dictator. Huertas died in Panama City in 1943.