>>Which would back my theory. What colony, btw - Belize (Ex Honduras)?
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>No. We discussed this time ago. Argentina, an unofficial Brit colony from about 1815 to 1930 or so) as the economies were intertwined and for most of that period many issues were not resolved without consulting the Brit Ambassador. During this period the political power was influenced by the Crown and British powerful companies (e.g. railways, meat packers, shippers, wool importers, etc.)

Ah, yes, I vaguely remember :-) That's why we have so much Fray Bentos corned beef? Yes i believe there is quite a large cosmopolitanesque British influence in Argentina. Just think, if we'd pushed just that little bit further, in 1982, we could have taken Argentina for another colony, to supply The Falklands, while the country was in turmoil :-)