1698 CE–1700 CE
Failure of Scotland’s Darien colony
British Empire · Companies, trade & extraction · Famine, health & environment
The Company of Scotland attempted to establish “New Caledonia” on the Darién isthmus. Disease, poor planning, Spanish resistance, and the lack of English support destroyed the colony, and its financial losses weighed on union negotiations
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- 2026-09-23
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