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Gregor MacGregor

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Gender Male
Death179 years ago
Date of birth December 24,1786
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Stirlingshire
United Kingdom
Date of died December 4,1845
DiedCaracas
Venezuela
SpouseMaria MacGregor
Rank Divisional general
Battles and wars Peninsular War
Spanish American wars of independence
Education Uppingham School
Awards Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Place of burialCatedral de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
BattleswarPeninsular War; Spanish American wars of independence
Other workAmelia Island affair
Poyais
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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General Gregor MacGregor was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique".

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