Easter Island
Scottish Chileans also played a prominent role in the annexation of Easter Island/Rapa Nui by Chile.
The Williamson-Balfour Company, a Scottish Chilean firm, controlled many aspects of island life, and in 1903 they created a subsidiary, Compania Explotadora de la Isla de Pascua (CEDIP), up until it was handed over to the Chilean Navy.
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