Baymen settlement of Belize
Baymen settlement of Belize was a colony in Maya Lowlands and Highlands (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from c. 1650 to 1862 CE, about 212 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
English logwood cutters and their enslaved Africans who settled the Belize River from the mid 1600s. They beat off a Spanish fleet at St George's Caye in 1798.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 1650 to 1862 CE
- Duration
- 212 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Maya Lowlands and Highlands, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Belize Town
Became
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Fall of Nojpetén
- Haitian Revolution begins
- Grito de Dolores
- Caste War of Yucatán begins
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- New Spain
- Haiti
- Spanish Cuba
- British West Indies
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
- Colony of Jamaica
- Captaincy General of Guatemala
- Mexico
- Saint-Domingue
- Federal Republic of Central America
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Baymen settlement of Belize exist?
c. 1650 to 1862 CE, about 212 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Baymen settlement of Belize?
Maya Lowlands and Highlands, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean. Its capital was Belize Town.
What language did Baymen settlement of Belize speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.
What came after Baymen settlement of Belize?
British Honduras.