It
is
said
that
back
in
____________________
,
people
in
____________________
,
____________________
sent
boxes
of
hats
to
Manta
and
Guayaquil
to
be
exported
to
Panama
.
The
time
coincided
with
the
California
Gold
Rush
(
1848
-
1855
)
,
which
made
the
hat
famous
because
of
the
abundant
sun
on
the
west
coast
of
the
____________________
____________________
.
They
became
so
popular
in
the
ports
of
Panama
that
the
name
was
quickly
linked
to
that
location
.
During
the
construction
of
the
Panama
Canal
,
____________________
____________________
,
who
was
the
president
of
____________________
____________________
at
that
time
,
wore
those
kinds
of
hats
and
contributed
to
their
increasing
popularity
.
Many
workers
also
wore
them
.
Edward
____________________
of
England
ordered
a
hat
for
himself
and
paid
a
lot
of
money
for
it
.
In
____________________
,
the
hat
was
selected
as
one
of
the
____________________
best
designs
ever
by
the
Conrad
Foundation
in
____________________
.
