Carlos Scharff
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title:
Carlos Scharff
text:
Carlos Scharff was a Peruvian rubber baron of German descent who was active along the Upper Purus and Las Piedras rivers during the Amazon rubber boom in Peru. He also served for many years during his youth as an agent for the Belgian consulate in Brazil. Between 1897 and 1909, Scharff enslaved and exploited indigenous peoples in the territory he controlled, primarily for the purpose of increasing rubber extraction for his firm. He was responsible for the displacement of numerous indigenous popu
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Peruvian rubber baron (1866–1909)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Scharff
date created:
2023-08-04T12:50:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:04:21Z
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