Scotland’s Darien disaster: the first great financial scandal in Panama
Scotland’s Darien disaster: the first great financial scandal in Panama
Apr 11, 2016
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Did you know that Scotland attempted to set up its own colony in 1698? Under the Darien Scheme, Scotland planned to traffic and force enslaved people from Africa to work in the gold mines of Darien (Panama). It was a disaster. ⚓ 16 ships set sail from Leith of which only 1 returned 💀 2,000 deaths 📉 1 damaged economy Read our new blog for more about this and other stories uncovered in the bookshelves of Historic Scotland's Trinity House: 👉 http://ow.ly/k5sS50MarEg (🖼 © Glasgow University Libr
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Did you know that Scotland attempted to set up its own colony in 1698? Under the Darien Scheme, Scotland planned to traffic and force enslaved people from Africa to work in the gold mines of Darien (Panama). It was a disaster. ⚓ 16 ships set sail from Leith of which only 1 returned 💀 2,000 deaths 📉 1 damaged economy Read our new blog for more about this and other stories uncovered in the bookshelves of Historic Scotland's Trinity House: 👉 http://ow.ly/k5sS50MarEg (🖼 © Glasgow University Libr
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