19th-Century Scottish Officer Invented a Country to Sell Land and Bonds

In the 1820s, Scottish officer Gregor MacGregor sold land and bonds in London for a non-existent Central American state called Poyais, which people later discovered was an empty jungle.

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n1-bihBosnian36d ago

Izmislio je cijelu državu, prodavao njenu zemlju i obveznice, a onda su ljudi otplovili tamo i pronašli praznu džunglu

Škotski oficir Gregor Makgregor je dvadesetih godina 19. vijeka u Londonu prodavao zemlju i obveznice države Pojais u Srednjoj Americi. Ta država nije

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19th-Century Scottish Officer Invented a Country to Sell Land and Bonds

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Izmislio je cijelu državu, prodavao njenu zemlju i obveznice, a onda su ljudi otplovili tamo i pronašli praznu džunglu

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