text_original: The region of Panama on which the new colony was settled might, up to that time, have been absolutely regarded as no man's land, but it stood in the close neighborhood of recognized Spanish possessions, and it soon became apparent that Spain would assert her claims, whether well founded or ill founded, and that the colonists would have to fight for their holding or give it up.
text_transcription: THE REGION OF PANAMA ON WHICH THE NEW COLONY WAS SETTLED MIGHT UP TO THAT TIME HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY REGARDED AS NO MAN'S LAND BUT IT STOOD IN THE CLOSE NEIGHBORHOOD OF RECOGNIZED SPANISH POSSESSIONS AND IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THAT SPAIN WOULD ASSERT HER CLAIMS WHETHER WELL FOUNDED OR ILL FOUNDED AND THAT THE COLONISTS WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR HOLDING OR GIVE IT UP
phonemes: ðə ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv pˈænəmˌɑː ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðə nˈuː kˈɑːləni wʌz sˈɛɾəld mˈaɪt, ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm, hɐvbɪn ˌæbsəlˈuːtli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz nˈoʊ mˈænz lˈænd, bˌʌt ɪt stˈʊd ɪnðə klˈoʊs nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd spˈænɪʃ pəzˈɛʃənz, ænd ɪt sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ɐpˈæɹənt ðæt spˈeɪn wʊd ɐsˈɜːt hɜː klˈeɪmz, wˈɛðɚ wˈɛl fˈaʊndᵻd ɔːɹ ˈɪl fˈaʊndᵻd, ænd ðætðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts wʊdhˌævtə fˈaɪt fɔːɹ ðɛɹ hˈoʊldɪŋ ɔːɹ ɡˈɪv ɪɾ ˈʌp.