British Honduras

Black River Settlements (1749–1862)
British Honduras (1862–1973)
Belize (1973–1981)
Black River Settlements (1749–1862) ; British Honduras (1862–1973); Belize (1973–1981)
1749–1981
	Flag Coat of arms (1907–1967)
	Anthem: God Save the Queen (1837–1901; 1952–1981); God Save the King (1749–1837) ;
Status	British colony
Capital	Belize City (1862–1971); Belmopan (1971–1981);
Common languages	English, Spanish, Belizean Creole, Garifuna, Mayan languages
Government	Crown colony
Monarch
• 1749–1760	George II of Great Britain
• 1952–1981	Elizabeth II
Governor
• 1749–1758	Robert Hodgson Sr
• 1980–1981	James Hennessy
History
• Superintendent appointed by Great Britain	1749
• Crown colony	1862
• Self-governing	1 January 1964
• Renamed	1 June 1973
• Independence	21 September 1981
Area
	22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi)
Population
• 1861	25,635
Currency	British Honduran dollar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Captaincy General of Guatemala
	First Mexican Empire
Belize

British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1749 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize.

References

↑ "Uniformity and Co-Operation in the Census Methods of the Republics of the American Continent". American Statistical Association. 1908. pp. 305–308. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
↑ In 1971 moved to Belmopan, where it remains until today.

[asacensus-1] "Uniformity and Co-Operation in the Census Methods of the Republics of the American Continent". American Statistical Association. 1908. pp. 305–308. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

[2] In 1971 moved to Belmopan, where it remains until today.

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