Keywords: Gregor MacGregor.jpg General Gregor MacGregor 1786 “1845 who after fighting in the South American wars of independence returned to Britain and falsely claimed to have been made cacique of a fictional Central American country Poyais all in an effort to defraud land investors Nearly 200 died in 1822 and 1823 in connection with MacGregor's deception having immigrated to his invented country 1820 “1835 D10559 Samuel William Reynolds 1773 “1835 after Simon Jacques Rochard 1788 “1872 Custom license marker 2015 05 10 PD-Art PD-old-100 1872 United Kingdom other versions General Gregor MacGregor retouched jpg Gregor MacGregor National Portrait Gallery London Simon-Jacques Rochard |