Darien scheme
colony of Scotland (1698–1700) on the isthmus of Panama on the Gulf of Darién, aiming to have a route connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic, abandoned after a siege by Spain
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Darien scheme
Summary
Darien scheme is a colony[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Darien scheme's instance of is recorded as colony[3].
- Darien scheme's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.svg[4].
- Darien scheme's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158450114[5].
- Darien scheme's locator map image is recorded as Darien colony.png[6].
- Darien scheme's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97125416[7].
- Darien scheme's Commons category is recorded as Darien scheme[8].
- +1698-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Darien scheme[9].
- Darien scheme was dissolved in +1700-03-00T00:00:00Z[10].
- Darien scheme's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.834166666666667, 'lon': -77.63333333333334}[11].
- Darien scheme's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bkxd[12].
- Darien scheme's territory claimed by is recorded as Kingdom of Scotland[13].
- Darien scheme's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
- Darien scheme's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
- Darien scheme's replaces is recorded as Viceroyalty of New Granada[16].
- Darien scheme's replaced by is recorded as Viceroyalty of New Granada[17].
- Darien scheme's BBC Things ID is recorded as d1575ebd-d0a8-4933-bf42-d3c7c225bef8[18].
- Darien scheme's FAST ID is recorded as 1282719[19].
- Darien scheme's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007535633405171[20].
- Darien scheme's National Library of Ireland ID is recorded as vtls001422822[21].
- Darien scheme's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/87dea854-0bc2-4da1-8bab-ad95b598857c[22].
Body
Designation and Status
Darien scheme's instance of is recorded as colony[3].
History and Context
+1698-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Darien scheme[9].
Why It Matters
Darien scheme ranks in the top 7% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]