A)He placed warships around Panama to block sea lanes.
Explanation:
Using the excuse that the rumors are true that Nicaragua intends to invade northern Panama, the official Bogotá sends a military battalion, which is not only slowed down to Panama City thanks to the leadership of the Panamanian railway, but also to the command of the separatists.
However, the troops of the Revolutionary Junta were under the watchful eye of the USS Nashville, commanded by John Hubbard, who helped bring Colombian troops to Panama later.
Colombia proclaims independence from Colombia on November 3, 1903, and a day later Demetrio Brid, president of the Panama Self-governing Council, becomes the de facto president of the independent state, with Gerera as Panama's first constitutional president next year.
