What is Esteban Huertas?
[[File:Esteban Huertas.jpg|thumb|Esteban Huertas.]] '''Esteban Huertas López''' (1876-1943) was a [[Colombia]]n [[military]] leader from [[Panama]]. He was born in [[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]], [[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 officer|general]]. In [[1900]] he lost an [[arm]] when he fired a [[cannon]]. In [[1903]] he was one of the people who made Panama [[independence|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]]. {{Authority control}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huertas, Esteban}} [[Category:Panamanian people]] [[Category:1876 births]] [[Category:1943 deaths]] [[Category:Boyacá]]