That Time a Guy Sold a Country That Didn't Exist
In 1822, hundreds of hopeful Scottish investors packed up their lives and sailed to the tropical paradise of Poyais. It had a gorgeous opera house, three harvests a year, and a bustling capital city. It also had one minor problem: it didn't exist. Meet Gregor MacGregor, the disgraced soldier with a Napoleon complex who pulled off the ultimate 19th-century rug pull. From inventing a fake currency to tricking King George IV, this is the story of how one man sold a literal malarial swamp to his own people—and somehow ended up with a state funeral. #AnimatedHistory #History #GregorMacGregor #Poyais #WeirdHistory #BritishEmpire #HistoryDocumentary #Scams #Economics #ScottishHistory #SideQuest
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