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Monday, August 2, 2021

Basic timeline of Belize

This post is a basic timeline of Belize. There are 8 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Mayan civilization (2000 BC - 1697 AD)
• Spanish conquest of Yucatan (1527)
• British Honduras (1783-1981)
• Battle of St. George's Caye (1798)
• Belizean-Guatemalan territorial dispute (1821 - now)
• Caste War of Yucatan (1847-1901)
• British Honduras hurricane (1931)
• Belize gains independence (1981)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Belize at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Belize.)