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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: British Honduras
At present, under the vicar Apostolic, Right Reverend Frederick C. Hopkins, S.J., titular Bishop of Athribis, the vicariate is ministered to by 6 priests, all members of the Society of Jesus, under the immediate jurisdiction of the Missouri province, assisted by four clerics not priests, and by four lay brothers, all of the same society.
The territory long known as British Honduras was originally part of the Spanish claim, but in the first half of the seventeenth century was settled by English adventurers, mostly of the buccaneering type, without even pretence of legal right.
At length, in 1893, in response to the general desire of the Catholics of the territory, British Honduras was made a vicariate, and the prefect Apostolic appointed vicar Apostolic.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07449b.htm   (1356 words)

  
 Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This flag was used as the Colonial flag of British Honduras, and was then used as a state and war ensign until the 80's.
British Honduras used a circular seal in ornamental frame on 1870 flag.
The defaced UJ was for the Lieutenant-Governor from 1870 until 1884 when British Honduras ceased to be a dependency of Jamaica, and the Lt-Governor became a Governor.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/bz-bhond.html   (646 words)

  
 Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Honduras lies 75 km away at the nations' closest point across the Gulf of to the east.
Belize was formerly known as British Honduras and the current name is derived Belize City and the Belize River.
The British monarch is head of state and is represented in the country a governor general who must be a Belizean.
www.freeglossary.com /British_Honduras   (1217 words)

  
 British Honduras Coins Dealers - Excellent Resources on British Honduras Coins Dealers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The industry centered around british honduras coins dealers is a wonderful industry and learning more about it can be very fruitful.
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grantwell.com /Coins/Coin-Appraisal/British-Honduras-Coins-Dealers.cfm   (746 words)

  
 British Honduras
British Honduras is a small colony on the east coast of Central America, gained in the Anglo-Spanish treaty of 1786.
At the time the only British military presence in the Caribbean was one infantry battalion stationed in Kingston Jamaica with one company detached to Bermuda under HQ Caribbean area.
Belize, having been granted independence in 1981, allows the British Army remaining to train and strengthen the Belize Defence Force until the country is comfortable defending itself.
britains-smallwars.com /RRGP/Honduras.htm   (743 words)

  
 Belize - Colonial Flags of British Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
British Honduras became Belize on 1 June 1973, and so this flag became the state ensign of Belize from 1973-1981.
British Honduras was governed by Superintendents (subordinated to the governor of Jamaica) from 1749-1862, Lieutenant Governors from 1862-1884, and by Governors fom 1884-1981.
In 1993, I bought several British Honduras' red ensigns in various (American) sizes and one blue ensign from a flag company in Chicago who was looking to get rid of all their old flag stock.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/bz-bhond.html   (1457 words)

  
 New Catholic Dictionary: British Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Crown colony of the British Empire, Central America, administered by an executive and a legislative council; area, 8,598 square miles.
Founded in 1638 by Peter Wallis, a Scottish adventurer, it was settled by woodcutters from Jamaica, who enlarged their domains at the expense of the Spanish colonists.
The whole of British Honduras is comprised in the Vicarate Apostolic of Belize.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd01449.htm   (60 words)

  
 British Honduras Grand Court/ Tulane University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is a small collection of copies of records of two cases brought before the Grand Court in the town of Belize, Settlement of British Honduras.
It paints a portrait of the political, judicial, and social situation of British Honduras before becoming a Crown Colony in 1871.
In the first law suit (Folder 1), William Henry Coffin is charged with contempt of court for two letters he allegedly had printed in the newspaper, "Honduras Observer and Belize Gazette," that attack the Chief Justice Robert Temple (yet defend the courage of the "old Baymen").
lal.tulane.edu /brithongranrec.html   (294 words)

  
 BRITISH HONDURAS - Online Information article about BRITISH HONDURAS
Fowler, the colonial secretary of British Honduras; it was then found to consist of open and undulating grasslands, affording See also:
Spain, Great Britain, while agreeing to demolish" " all fortifications which English subjects had erected in the Bay of Honduras," insisted oti a clause in favour of the totters of logwood, that " they or their workmen were not to be disturbed or molested, under any pretext.
Edinburgh, 1892);; and the local history is ;recounted in the History,of British Honduras byyA..
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BRI_BUN/BRITISH_HONDURAS.html   (3247 words)

  
 West Indies British Honduras
Laxman was among those who made the initial voyage aboard the British slave ship that arrived on the shores of British Guiana on 5th May, 1838 after 112 days on the high seas.
Upon arrival, the British planters promptly enslaved the 'Coolies' on the colony.
John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society arrived on the colony a year later to discover a new form of slavery, this time on the backs of Indians.
ancestors0.tripod.com /Guiana_1838.htm   (240 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - honduras, Commonwealth British Colonial, Latin America, Banknotes items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
British Honduras 1979 FDC MS Rowland Hill Planes
British honduras QV 3d chestnut mint Cat 140 pounds
Honduras 1913 1c-3c wmk Crown CA all MLH (b97)
search.ebay.co.uk /honduras   (312 words)

  
 British Honduras philatelic stamps postal history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Considering how little in the way of stamps and covers of British Honduras comes on the market this remains a popular area.
Collecting stamps of British Honduras is reasonably straight forward but proof material is hard to come by.
British Honduras does provide a paradise for postmark collectors with the delightfully named villages such as Double Head Cabbage which exist in different and mostly scarce temporary rubber date stamps.
www.pennymead.com /Stamps/stampsbrhonduras.htm   (276 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - british honduras, Commonwealth British Colonial, Coins, Banknotes items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
British Honduras 1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 LHM
British Honduras 2c due in used block (4) and single
British Honduras 1888 20c on 6d used SG 41 Cat £14
search.ebay.co.uk /british-honduras   (328 words)

  
 British Honduras books maps prints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Below is a list of my stock of old secondhand and antiquarian books on Belize, formerly British Honduras, for sale.
For what always was a rather remote colony British Honduras has a surprising number of books written about its history.
JOYCE T.A. Report on the British Museum expedition to British Honduras 1928.
www.pennymead.com /brhonduras.htm   (780 words)

  
 British Honduras to United States 07/28/22
The Stann Creek district is a fabulous combination of beach and jungle.
A local post office was established in British Honduras in 1809.
In 1857 a branch of the British G.P.O. was established.
www.stampwhiz.com /072822.html   (137 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - British Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
'The Lincoln Colony': Aaron Columbus Burr's proposed colonization of British Honduras.
Palestinians of Honduras: Larry Luxner reports on a social and economic success story that began over 100 years ago.
Challenge in the tropics: before 1998, Central America and the Caribbean were making progress on various reforms.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/x/x-b1rith1on.asp   (199 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982.
During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas.
Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere with an extraordinarily unequal distribution of income and massive unemployment, is banking on expanded trade under the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and on debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ho.html   (1073 words)

  
 Amazon.com: British Honduras : A Historical and Contemporary Survey: Books: David Alan Gilmour Waddell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I own the rights to this title and would like to make it available again through Amazon.
The author discusses the social, economic, and political problems of British Honduras as they are affected by the variety of racial, religious, and linguistic components in its small population.
British Honduras, Stunning Views, Spacious Apartments, secluded beach, Coral Bay Villas, located close to San Pedro town.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0313229929?v=glance   (378 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Confederate Settlements in British Honduras: Books: Donald C., Jr. Simmons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Amazon.com: Confederate Settlements in British Honduras: Books: Donald C., Jr.
Evidence suggests that more Confederate soldiers went to British Honduras, presently known as Belize, than any other single site.
Also included are lists of arrivals at the hotels and passenger lists from the ships; both were important in identifying prominent Confederates who sought refuge in British Honduras.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786410167?v=glance   (800 words)

  
 British Honduras Passports
There are many situations in which this completely legal, British Honduras passport would be extremely useful.
One from a "third world" country isn't as likley to be singled out like a US citizen.
In addition to your British honduras passport you will recieve two forms of supplemental ID (one with photo) to make your identity completely foolproof, absoulutly FREE!!!
www.angelfire.com /biz/eu2000/passport.html   (552 words)

  
 British Honduras - bank notes - British Honduran banknotes, paper money, currency for sale and image gallery ( pictures ...
British Honduras - bank notes - British Honduran banknotes, paper money, currency for sale and image gallery (pictures).
NOTE: The Image Gallery uses java-script pages, it appears that you do not have it enabled.
Click here to see what banknotes we currently have for sale for British Honduras.
www.kcshop.com /imagegallery/BritishHonduras.htm   (142 words)

  
 LATIN AMERICAN MSS.--BRITISH HONDURAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The first is a large, detailed map of the province of Yucata by Juan de Dios Gonzalez.
The other is a report from El Pardo in 1778 of a plan to win the Mosquito Indians from the British.
For more information about this collection and any related materials contact the Public Services Department, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
www.indiana.edu /~liblilly/lilly/mss/html/latinambrho.html   (82 words)

  
 British Honduras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Police Badges - Book3 - British Commonwealth - British Honduras
British Honduras Police - A:1379 - $ 55.00
British Honduras Police - A:3668a - $ 30.00
www.hamwichouse.com /book3/britishhonduras.htm   (26 words)

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