Belize

By Ethan Lawver
  • 1500 BCE

    Maya civilization dominated Belize

    From 1500 BC to about 800 AD
  • 1100

    Yukatec Maya took over Its-Maya

    From the 1100s to the 1400s
  • 1508

    First Spanish excursions

    The Mayas resisted the Spanish attempts to control Belize
  • 1544

    The Spanish took over northern Belize

  • 1546

    Spanish kicked out of Belize

    A big uprising ended in the Spanish being kicked out of Belize
  • 1567

    Spanish conquest

    The Spanish came and destroyed anything that related to the Mayan culture.
  • 1569

    The Dutch

    The dutch arrived and raided along the coast.

  • Famine

    Crops are destroyed killing 100s of 1000s of Mayans. From 1627-1630

  • Major War

    A big war broke out between the Spanish and Mayans

  • War ended

    Belize gained independence.

  • British pirate

    Began harvest of logwood

  • Spanish attempted a conquest in south

    They failed

  • Spanish forced war in country

    The Spanish forced the Tipu Maya to fight against the Itza Maya; then sold them into slavery.

  • Maya attack British

    The Mayans attract British Logging camps

  • England

    Laws of England are in force in Belize

  • Belize declared British crown colony

    The name was British Honduras

  • Great Depression

    Caused drop in imports and exports and the government finances collapsed. From 1929-1930

  • Constitutional Reforms

    Gave Belize limited autonomy

  • Belize signed border treaty

    Belize and Guatemala signed a border treaty.

  • Hurricane Hattie

  • Belize has new constitution

    This gives them full autonomy. Control of the local government is passed to Belize.

  • Guatamala threatened war against Britain

    Britain sent several thousand troops to Belize

  • Capital Moved

    The Capital city of Belize moved from Belize city to Belmopan

  • Name changed

    Changed from British Honduras back to Belize.

  • Belize independence

    Belize became independent from Britain. Guatemala refused, and British soldiers stayed to defend the country.

  • Guatamala Recognition

    Guatemala recognized Belize as an independent country

  • Hurricane Keith

  • Hurricane Iris

  • Belize and Guatamala

    Border stylement between the two countries

  • Hurricane Richard

  • Hurricane Earl