'Cazique' Gregor MacGregor, the Man Who Fabricated a Country
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Poyais: a magical place, and the picture of Caribbean paradise. And according to Scottish swindler Gregor MacGregor, it could all be yours … if you invested in his land, Poyais. In the early 19th century, MacGregor invented his own country, and then conned investors into buying the bonds of a country that did not exist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.