MacGregor, Gregor
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Honduras
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Business promotion, projection, etc, activities
Notes:
Gregor MacGregor, 1786-1845, was an adventurer in South and Central America from 1811. In 1820 he landed at Honduras and subsequently was granted eight million acres which he labeled Poyais. In London he arranged fraudulently a bond issue in the name of the new country and subsequently moved to France where he continued to sell Poyais assets. Sometime knighted by King of Portugal
Publications:
- Bonds and brands. Foundations of sovereign debt markets, 1820–1830 by Flandreau, Marc, & Juan H Flores
- Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Land that Never Was. The extraordinary story of the most audacious fraud in history by Sinclair, David
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Honduras
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Business promotion, projection, etc, activities
Notes:
Gregor MacGregor, 1786-1845, was an adventurer in South and Central America from 1811. In 1820 he landed at Honduras and subsequently was granted eight million acres which he labeled Poyais. In London he arranged fraudulently a bond issue in the name of the new country and subsequently moved to France where he continued to sell Poyais assets. Sometime knighted by King of PortugalPublications:
- Bonds and brands. Foundations of sovereign debt markets, 1820–1830 by Flandreau, Marc, & Juan H Flores
- Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Land that Never Was. The extraordinary story of the most audacious fraud in history by Sinclair, David