Preface
Acknowledgements
Maps
Part 1 Spanish Belize, 1528–1708: Attempts at Settlement
Early Belize: Spaniards and Maya in a Bloody Encounter
Tipu, or Negroman: An “Outpost of Christianity”
A New Phase of Resistance: Tipu in the Vanguard
Part 2 British Belize, 1708–1823
Early British Settlement in Belize to 1763
“English Lutheran Corsairs” and the Miskito Indians: An Odd Relationship
Spanish Attacks on Belize to the Treaty of Paris, 1763: Flight to the Mosquito Shore
Post-Treaty Attacks, Despite Recognition: 1763–1787
The Mosquito Shore Settlers in Belize: The Establishment of Civil Government
The Belize Settlement up to the Battle of St George’s Cay
Aftermath of the Battle of St George’s Cay: Slavery in the Timber Industry
Epilogue
Appendix A: Inhabitants of the Bay of Honduras Subscribing to the Articles of Regulations, 1765
Appendix B: Accounts of Loss Sustained by the British Settlers at the Capture of St Georges Key, 1779
Notes
Bibliography
Index