# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q1166080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1166080)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/darien-scheme


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BBC Things