South Sea Co. (English)

Japanese: South Sea Co.(英語表記)SouthSeaCo
South Sea Co. (English)

…the Great Depression in England, triggered by the crash of the South Sea Company's stock prices in 1720. The South Sea Company was founded in 1711 to trade slaves and other goods with Spanish Central and South America, and also to convert the national debt, which had ballooned during the War of Spanish Succession, into low-interest bonds.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "South Sea Co." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1720年に起こった南海会社South Sea Companyの株価大暴落を契機とするイギリスの大恐慌。南海会社は1711年に,スペイン領中南米との奴隷その他の商品の取引を目的とし,またスペイン継承戦争でふくれ上がった国債の低利債への転換をも目的として設立された。…

※「South Sea Co.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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