He negotiated the [[Panama Canal Treaty]] with the United States in 1977, and reportedly planned on sabotaging the canal if the [[U.S. Senate]] failed to ratify the treaty. His son, [[Martín Torrijos]] is the current President of panama, having been elected in 2004. | He negotiated the [[Panama Canal Treaty]] with the United States in 1977, and reportedly planned on sabotaging the canal if the [[U.S. Senate]] failed to ratify the treaty. His son, [[Martín Torrijos]] is the current President of panama, having been elected in 2004. |