Fill in the Blanks The History of Paja Toquilla HatsOnline version this activity is based on the reading of week three! LUCK! by Gissel Agila 1 Theodore 1855 Edward construction 2017 1848 1985 famous Roosevelt Conrad United sun States Guayaquil location VII president toquilla contributed Intangible Manta England Cultural workers UNESCO paja Foundation increasing Humanity 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