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Claim Text: The Scottish colonists faced the same troubles, and within two years, more than half of them would be dead, killed by fever and starvation.
Simplified Text: Within two years of the 1698 founding of the Scottish colony at Puerto Escocés, more than half of the colonists died from fever and starvation.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "outcome": "More than half of colonists dead", "location": "Puerto Escoc\u00e9s, Panama", "timeframe": "Within two years of 1698", "cause_of_death": [ "fever", "starvation" ] }
Subject Tags: History Panama Colonialism Scotland
UUID: a9f02687-c807-4677-9051-ac51c568bc91
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Created: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)

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