Creating “belize”: The mapping and naming history of a liminal locale

Matthew Restall

doi:10.1080/00822884.2019.1573962

Creating “belize”: The mapping and naming history of a liminal locale

Matthew Restall

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The origins of the settlement in southwest Yucatan that subsequently became the British colony and then nation of Belize, along with the etymology of the toponym Belize, are poorly understood and clouded by colonialist mythology. Using cartographic, archival, and other textual sources, including some in Yucatec Mayan, this article offers a revisionist argument regarding initial British settlement in the region and proposes a new solution to the mystery of the name Belize.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5-35
Number of pages	31
Journal	Terrae Incognitae
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00822884.2019.1573962
State	Published - Jan 2 2019

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