We take for colonized Belize
Belize City was founded in the mid-seventeenth century by pirates, privateers and slave traders. Previously, the area had been a small Maya town called Holzuz to which the Spaniards called Puerto Valiz.
but since the conquest was Spanish territory within the territory Guatemanteco, he never had major settlement.
Today it is an independent country whose capital is Belmopan, its currency is the dollar Baliceño, with a population of 331,000 inhabitants and although 60% speak Spanish one 37% Belizean Creole and only 3% speak English, the official language is English. that due to British colonization of the territory.
Belize was well known by the trade logwood (tree species) which is a great fixer dye to color the fabric, much sought after by the European wool industry, Spain granted license to occupy the area to the British settlers provided to cease piracy
A really beautiful country.
