Compléter The History of Paja Toquilla HatsVersion en ligne this activity is based on the reading of week three! LUCK! par Gissel Agila 1 1848 increasing workers sun president England Manta Cultural Humanity contributed Conrad 2017 Roosevelt Foundation VII construction Theodore toquilla Edward Guayaquil UNESCO Intangible 1985 famous 1855 States paja location United It is said that back in 1835 , people in Montecristi , Manabi sent boxes of hats to and to be exported to Panama . The time coincided with the California Gold Rush ( - ) , which made the hat because of the abundant on the west coast of the . They became so popular in the ports of Panama that the name was quickly linked to that . Many also wore them . It is said that many passengers who were passing through the canal also made the hats famous . They became really valued around the world . of ordered a hat for himself and paid a lot of money for it . In , the hat was selected as one of the 100 best designs ever by the in England . Also , in , the declared hats as part of the list of Heritage of . During the of the Panama Canal , , who was the of United States at that time , wore those kinds of hats and to their popularit y