Interesting video ,the woman at min 9:20 min Infront of the flag is my wife . She is a Yucatec Maya . The Maya Yucatec people are still in northern Belize . Thanks for doing the video .
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Congratulations Andy. And my regards to you and your family.
I am from Guatemala. and In school we learned about the Cristobal Colon how savage they were, and how much Gold they stole from all over Latín America, I visited Spain couple years ago, I saw their churches and I was shocked to see how much gold they have at the Altar, basically that gold was robbed and they became rich with ours treasures, and the slavery
@@Tijaxtolan No one robbed you of Belize. The liars who have been in charge of your country are in charge of your education. They are the ones pushing that narrative. And they are the ones that also created all the mess Guatemala had to go through. Saying you were robbed was a very good way of distracting you.
I am from Belize and at the age of 15 I was blessed to get the opportunity to take a trip to buckingham palace, it really opened up my eye seeing how much influence Britian had in its furniture in the Buckingham Palace. They also had alot of Gold, but the amount of Mouhgany that was their was insane.
Thanks for this concise political history of Belize! My grandfather was born in a logging camp there and I like to learn things about Belize. I also really enjoyed my visit there about 12years ago.
In WW1 My Belizean grandfather and great uncle both fought in the British army. Grandpa in the royal field artillery and my great uncle in the 3rd Scottish horse , then royal Highlander's and machine gun corps at Gallipoli. Later he was commissioned to the tank corps in the canal zone .
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm road is built in Belize you absolute potato. Guess who hasn't connected the road? It's not Guatemalan, never been Guatemalan. Also if you want to bring up Guatemala and Maya, most of the Maya in the south of Belize are there because they fled Guatemala committing genocide against them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_genocide
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm Guatemala should try to fix their own country before trying to claim another. Rampant corruption and good luck trying to walk in their capital without getting robbed in broad daylight.
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm just because you had this land 200 YEARS AGO. Does entitle you to try to “reclaim it” in present day and invade a sovereign country. Yes the claims are sketchy and dubious
*Its amazing how you mentioned nothing about Guatemala! Due to the fact that most of Belize was clearly under Guatemalan rule based on the map you presented at **3:15**, its also amazing how britain managed to nerf Guatemala of those lands and erase Guatemala's history in that area...... it makes me think that maybe we are the bad guys...... we should help Guatemala take that land back.*
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I did mention the most important thing about Guatemala. "In the early 1600s, the Maya finally staged a counteroffensive that successfully drove out the few Spanish settlers and missionaries that had decided to stay. Weakened and fearful, the Maya did not return to the now desolate old cities, choosing instead to stay huddled in the remote interior. Far from other main outposts of their empire, Spanish claims on Belize would be tenuous at best and would soon be challenged not just by indigenous people, but also by other Europeans." Guatemalan claims existed and exist to this day! but Guatemala city had basically little to no authority over the territory.
Love the history. Caye is pronounced key and you need to know how to pronounce the names correctly.
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This is fascinating. Not in a million years would I have guessed at that pronunciation. But it makes sense! The Florida Keys also derive from cayo in Spanish. In Belize the pronunciation was also changed, but not the spelling.
Belmopan is sparcely populated because its too hot. Going there for University, it felt like my bones were on the verge of exploding from the heat expansion and my flesh like that of a well done baked potato.
You really need to brush up on your history, brother you’re teaching young minds. They need to know the facts real facts not regurgitated facts from other regurgitated facts that may be facts or not fax. Do you do diligence and look into it but I suppose it’s easier just to regurgitate other peoples crap
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I have no idea what you're talking about. From your other comment, it sounds like you're annoyed I mentioned slavery as part of the history of Belize.
You do realize that the transatlantic slave trade was the shortest and the smallest by number slave trade ever terrible for those that went through yes but by no means anywhere near the largest group who were enslaved which believe it or not, were Europeans from Europe across the Mediterranean by the Barbary Pirates and sold into slavery for the Saharan slave trade which went on until the turn of the 20th century there was still Enslaving European women, especially for them to walk through the desert and across the desert and sold into slavery all over the Middle East the far East Arabia so when considering the Barberry chance Saharan slave trade lasted for over 1000 years the 150 maybe 200 year at best transatlantic slave trade, which was outlawed on pain of death 400 years ago the trans Arab slave trade on Europe only came to an end at the beginning of the 20th century 10 of millions of Europeans were sent into slavery and contrary to popular belief, this was not a race thing. It was not a color thing it was, mainly business, although the Arabs did have a fest for white women as majority of people who were enslaved were European women from France, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, Ireland, and anywhere else that the Barbary Pirates and the slave traders that went up the East Coast to Tanzania and Zanzibar, the largest slave market ever to be built in the world it’s still on Zanzabar Island, except now they sell fruits and vegetables, and food in one of the most beautiful places on earth and by the way, my friend, if you think that the south Central and anywhere in South America, if you think these people were not in saving each other massacring each other for no other reason then to have power over one or another, and they were the same color people stop blaming the Europeans they were more victims than anybody else in this horrific millennia old form of commodity trading so stop it stop it stop whining and get on with it. It’s done and dusted for everybody.
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How is this relevant to the history of Belize at all?
This is way too good. I'm doing a Belize introduction in Taiwan and this really helped a lot. Thanks a million.
Hu. Cool that you're studying the continent! Thanks :D
This is great :-)
Tell them that Guetamala want's to camlain Belize as their own because of the Damn British
Interesting video ,the woman at min 9:20 min Infront of the flag is my wife . She is a Yucatec Maya . The Maya Yucatec people are still in northern Belize . Thanks for doing the video .
Congratulations Andy. And my regards to you and your family.
BEST VIDEO IN TH-cam EXPLAINING, AT LEAST FOR ME, A AMATEUR STUDENT OF POLITICS FROM BRAZIL.
Wonderful series of history summaries. Thank you for creating and uploading!
Thank you for watching. I originally did these for my class, but it's nice to see others are interested.
I am from Guatemala. and In school we learned about the Cristobal Colon how savage they were, and how much Gold they stole from all over Latín America, I visited Spain couple years ago, I saw their churches and I was shocked to see how much gold they have at the Altar, basically that gold was robbed and they became rich with ours treasures, and the slavery
@@Tijaxtolan No one robbed you of Belize. The liars who have been in charge of your country are in charge of your education. They are the ones pushing that narrative. And they are the ones that also created all the mess Guatemala had to go through. Saying you were robbed was a very good way of distracting you.
I am from Belize and at the age of 15 I was blessed to get the opportunity to take a trip to buckingham palace, it really opened up my eye seeing how much influence Britian had in its furniture in the Buckingham Palace. They also had alot of Gold, but the amount of Mouhgany that was their was insane.
Leyenda Negra 😂
@@TijaxtolanBelice nunca era parte de Guatemala. Los españoles nunca lo conqueron.
@@petergeramin7195si fue wey
Thanks for this concise political history of Belize! My grandfather was born in a logging camp there and I like to learn things about Belize. I also really enjoyed my visit there about 12years ago.
Thank you for watching!
Well done mate, really informative!
In WW1 My Belizean grandfather and great uncle both fought in the British army. Grandpa in the royal field artillery and my great uncle in the 3rd Scottish horse , then royal Highlander's and machine gun corps at Gallipoli. Later he was commissioned to the tank corps in the canal zone .
Guatemala STILL hasn't let go of their dubious claims.
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm road is built in Belize you absolute potato. Guess who hasn't connected the road?
It's not Guatemalan, never been Guatemalan.
Also if you want to bring up Guatemala and Maya, most of the Maya in the south of Belize are there because they fled Guatemala committing genocide against them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_genocide
what does blud want 😭
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm Guatemala should try to fix their own country before trying to claim another. Rampant corruption and good luck trying to walk in their capital without getting robbed in broad daylight.
@@ElChapinchingon-co1tm just because you had this land 200 YEARS AGO. Does entitle you to try to “reclaim it” in present day and invade a sovereign country. Yes the claims are sketchy and dubious
Excellent video!! Thank you!!
So right and so real
Caye is pronounced the same as the word key.
You skipped Manuel Esquivel.
How about the oil industry in Belize ?
*Its amazing how you mentioned nothing about Guatemala! Due to the fact that most of Belize was clearly under Guatemalan rule based on the map you presented at **3:15**, its also amazing how britain managed to nerf Guatemala of those lands and erase Guatemala's history in that area...... it makes me think that maybe we are the bad guys...... we should help Guatemala take that land back.*
I did mention the most important thing about Guatemala.
"In the early 1600s, the Maya finally staged a counteroffensive that successfully drove out the few Spanish settlers and missionaries that had decided to stay. Weakened and fearful, the Maya did not return to the now desolate old cities, choosing instead to stay huddled in the remote interior. Far from other main outposts of their empire, Spanish claims on Belize would be tenuous at best and would soon be challenged not just by indigenous people, but also by other Europeans."
Guatemalan claims existed and exist to this day! but Guatemala city had basically little to no authority over the territory.
Belizians don’t want Guatemala ruling them they want autonomy.
Love the history. Caye is pronounced key and you need to know how to pronounce the names correctly.
This is fascinating. Not in a million years would I have guessed at that pronunciation. But it makes sense! The Florida Keys also derive from cayo in Spanish. In Belize the pronunciation was also changed, but not the spelling.
Here's hoping they get a Guyana-esque economic miracle and find more natural resources under their feet!
Belmopan is sparcely populated because its too hot. Going there for University, it felt like my bones were on the verge of exploding from the heat expansion and my flesh like that of a well done baked potato.
that is wild
That makes no sense. There are lots of places with the same temperature as Belize, and have a much larger population.
It's just tropical.
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Belize needs to be a Republic!!!
What do you like about republics more than parliaments? I have no strong opinions either way
You really need to brush up on your history, brother you’re teaching young minds. They need to know the facts real facts not regurgitated facts from other regurgitated facts that may be facts or not fax. Do you do diligence and look into it but I suppose it’s easier just to regurgitate other peoples crap
I have no idea what you're talking about. From your other comment, it sounds like you're annoyed I mentioned slavery as part of the history of Belize.
I'D RATHER BE UNDER THE BRITISH FLAG FOREVER I DON'T LIKE THE REPUBLIC LAWS ATOL
Belice most half of of it is part of Guatemala
Not, it never has been.
Try and get more than one brain cell working.
Weather you like it or not Belize has a entirely separate identity than Guatemala by now
@@3DDDDDDDDDDDD exactly and Belizians like their autonomy.
This is so inaccurate it's shameful.
What’s inaccurate about it?
Like what?
One thing the road has been built. Finished a decade ago. Guatamala just hasn't bothered to do their side yet.
You do realize that the transatlantic slave trade was the shortest and the smallest by number slave trade ever terrible for those that went through yes but by no means anywhere near the largest group who were enslaved which believe it or not, were Europeans from Europe across the Mediterranean by the Barbary Pirates and sold into slavery for the Saharan slave trade which went on until the turn of the 20th century there was still Enslaving European women, especially for them to walk through the desert and across the desert and sold into slavery all over the Middle East the far East Arabia so when considering the Barberry chance Saharan slave trade lasted for over 1000 years the 150 maybe 200 year at best transatlantic slave trade, which was outlawed on pain of death 400 years ago the trans Arab slave trade on Europe only came to an end at the beginning of the 20th century 10 of millions of Europeans were sent into slavery and contrary to popular belief, this was not a race thing. It was not a color thing it was, mainly business, although the Arabs did have a fest for white women as majority of people who were enslaved were European women from France, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, Ireland, and anywhere else that the Barbary Pirates and the slave traders that went up the East Coast to Tanzania and Zanzibar, the largest slave market ever to be built in the world it’s still on Zanzabar Island, except now they sell fruits and vegetables, and food in one of the most beautiful places on earth and by the way, my friend, if you think that the south Central and anywhere in South America, if you think these people were not in saving each other massacring each other for no other reason then to have power over one or another, and they were the same color people stop blaming the Europeans they were more victims than anybody else in this horrific millennia old form of commodity trading so stop it stop it stop whining and get on with it. It’s done and dusted for everybody.
How is this relevant to the history of Belize at all?