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[1]	25,635
Currency	British Honduran dollar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Captaincy General of Guatemala
	First Mexican Empire
Belize
	[2]

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.

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[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.