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Fraudulent Loan Issuance
- When
- 18 August 1825
- Where
- London
MacGregor raised a £300,000 loan for the fictitious republic of Poyais through an obscure London bank on 18 August 1825.
On 18 August 1825, MacGregor raised a £300,000 loan through Thomas Jenkins & Company, offering 2.5% interest per annum. This occurred after he published a new constitution in Paris describing Poyais as a republic, maintaining his title as Cazique.
Sources
- Gregor MacGregor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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