Darien scheme
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colony of Scotland (1698–1700) on the isthmus of Panama on the Gulf of Darién, aiming to have a route connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic, abandoned after a siege by Spain
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- Instance of
- colony
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- inception
- 1698-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1700-03-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- replaces
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
- replaced by
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Commons category
- Darien scheme
- territory claimed by
- Kingdom of Scotland
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