Company of Scotland Trading to Africa & the Indies

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  • Merchanting & trade, international & inland International trading inc chartered companies activities

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Established by Act of the Scottish Parliament in 1695 when granted a monopoly of trade to Indies, Africa and America. Otherwise known as the Darien Company. Embarked upon a scheme to establish a trading settlement at Darien (Panama) which failed as did other schemes. The Darien project caused such losses that it significantly weakened the Scottish economy. Defunct shortly after 1700 [edited]

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