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Page 45
... meet with approval by the majority of the inhabitants and from time to time efforts were made by them to redeem their politic- al inheritance . Their efforts met with no success . In 1890 all of the unofficial members resigned their ...
... meet with approval by the majority of the inhabitants and from time to time efforts were made by them to redeem their politic- al inheritance . Their efforts met with no success . In 1890 all of the unofficial members resigned their ...
Page 65
... meet him . " Dohen- da " can be mean and terrible . To prevent him from becoming angry and jealous of an ordinary person with a five fingered hand , anyone on meet- ing him is warned to conceal his thumb in the palm and extend the back ...
... meet him . " Dohen- da " can be mean and terrible . To prevent him from becoming angry and jealous of an ordinary person with a five fingered hand , anyone on meet- ing him is warned to conceal his thumb in the palm and extend the back ...
Page 71
... meets a newcomer for the first time , he has a greeting that is friendly and sincere . Instead of saying " How do you do , ' " Please to meet you " or " Glad to know you " the Belize man or woman says : " I hope we will no longer be ...
... meets a newcomer for the first time , he has a greeting that is friendly and sincere . Instead of saying " How do you do , ' " Please to meet you " or " Glad to know you " the Belize man or woman says : " I hope we will no longer be ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
Nineteenth Century | 37 |
Twentieth Century | 57 |
Copyright | |
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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 Mountains Colonel Colony convention of 1859 Corozal crown cungo da town cutters Despard diplomatic early England English established FOOT'S MONEY GONE Fu go Georges Caye Government Guate 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 Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish Sovereignty Stann Creek superintendent temala territory Toledo District treaties of 1783 TREATY OF 1850 Treaty of Amiens Treaty of Godolphin United William woodcutters Yucatan