The Scorpion scandal (1809) was a smuggling, criminal and political scandal that caused the downfall of the Spanish Royal Governor of Chile, and hastened the Independence movement in that country. == Background == During the entire colonial period, Spain maintained a very strict monopoly on international commerce with its American Empire.
The Scorpion scandal (1809) was a smuggling, criminal and political scandal that caused the downfall of the Spanish Royal Governor of Chile, and hastened the Independence movement in that country. == Background == During the entire colonial period, Spain maintained a very strict monopoly on international commerce with its American Empire.
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