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ARTICLES RELATED TO Gregor MacGregor - Cazique of Poyais | | | |  Gregor MacGregor - Cazique of Poyais: Encyclopedia II - Gregor MacGregor - Cazique of PoyaisGregor MacGregor came from Latin America to London, England, in 1820 and pronounced that he had been created cazique (or prince) of the Principality of Poyais, independent region on the Bay of Honduras. Native chief King George Frederick of the Mosquito Shore and Nation had given him the territory of Poyais, 12,500 mile² (32,400 km²) of fertile land with untapped resources, a small number of settlers of British origin, and cooperative natives eager to please. He had created the beginnings of a country with civil service, army and democratic government. Now he needed settlers and investment and had come back ...
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| | | | Gregor MacGregor - Cazique of Poyais: Encyclopedia II - Gregor MacGregor - Eager settlers The Legation of Poyais chartered a ship called Honduras Packet, whose crew MacGregor already knew, and five London merchants received contracts to provision the ship with food and ammunition. Its cargo also included a chest full of "Poyais Dollars", poyaisian currency MacGregor had had printed in Scotland. Many of the settlers had changed their pounds to Poyais dollars.
On September 10, 1822 the Honduras Packet departed from the Port of London with 70 would-be-settlers aboard. They included doctors, lawyers and a banker who had been promised appropriate positions in the Poyais civil service. Some had also p ...
See also:Gregor MacGregor, Gregor MacGregor - Cazique of Poyais, Gregor MacGregor - Eager settlers, Gregor MacGregor - Poyaisian scheme in France, Gregor MacGregor - Lesser Poyais schemes, Gregor MacGregor - Books Read more here: » Gregor MacGregor: Encyclopedia II - Gregor MacGregor - Eager settlers |
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