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... English is spoken . Romance surrounds the early history of British Honduras and tales of hidden pirate treasure have drawn many adventurers in search of the buried loot . Deep holes dug on Turneffe and on Phillips Long cayes bear mute ...
... English is spoken . Romance surrounds the early history of British Honduras and tales of hidden pirate treasure have drawn many adventurers in search of the buried loot . Deep holes dug on Turneffe and on Phillips Long cayes bear mute ...
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... English found this area a scene of ceaseless warfare in the early part of the 17th century . After Jamaica was captured by Penn and Vena- nables in 1655 and when Sir Thomas Modyford was its Governor , he proved to be a warm friend to ...
... English found this area a scene of ceaseless warfare in the early part of the 17th century . After Jamaica was captured by Penn and Vena- nables in 1655 and when Sir Thomas Modyford was its Governor , he proved to be a warm friend to ...
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... English . The Gulf of Campeachy and Cape Catoche were lost by England through enemy action , and the Bay Islands and Mosquito Shore were given up by diplomats . The Treaties at the end of the many wars bet- ween England and Spain had a ...
... English . The Gulf of Campeachy and Cape Catoche were lost by England through enemy action , and the Bay Islands and Mosquito Shore were given up by diplomats . The Treaties at the end of the many wars bet- ween England and Spain had a ...
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April 30 Archives of British Bay Islands Bay of Honduras Bay Settlement Baymen Belize River boats BOUNDARY CONVENTION Breakdown music Britain British Honduras Canal Captain Foot's money Carib carried Cayo Central America century Church city of Belize claims Clayton-Bulwer Treaty Coast of Central Cockscomb Cockscomb Mountains Colonel Colony convention of 1859 Corozal crown cungo da town cutters Despard diplomatic early English established FOOT'S MONEY GONE Fu go Georges Caye Government Indian inhabitants laborers land later Library lize logwood magistrates mahogany Majesty's Maya Mayan ment Metzgen Mexico Minister Mosquito Mosquito Coast Mullins River North Obeah obligations Panama pirates ratified Sarstoon River settled Settlement of Belize settlers ships Sibun River signed Sir John Burdon slaves Sly Mongoose Spaniards Spanish Spanish Sovereignty Stann Creek superintendent temala territory Toledo District treaties of 1783 TREATY OF 1850 Treaty of Amiens Treaty of Godolphin United West Indies woodcutters Yucatan