[m-i-l]

> "As to the post failure financial effect, that was mainly on a bunch of rich folks."

Although trickle-down economics is largely discredited when it comes to wealth, I suspect the same isn't the case when it comes to debt. For example, one of the causes of the Highland Clearances (which began around a generation after the Darien Scheme) was landlord debt[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Clearances#Landlord_d...