Poyais scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fraudulent colonization scheme
gptkbp:allegedLocation gptkb:Mosquito_Coast
Poyais
gptkbp:bondsIssued Poyais bonds
gptkbp:category historical fraud
colonial scams
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Honduras
gptkbp:currency Poyais dollar
gptkbp:exposedBy 1823
hoax
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poyais scheme
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Gregor_MacGregor
gptkbp:notableVictim British investors
Scottish emigrants
gptkbp:promise fertile land
rich resources
established infrastructure
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Gregor_MacGregor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gregor_MacGregor
gptkbp:resultedIn financial loss
deaths of settlers
gptkbp:target Scottish settlers
British investors
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn 1820s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panic_of_1825
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7