| 11. | From 1742 British Honduras was a dependency directly under the Governor of Jamaica.
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| 12. | Under a new constitution Britain granted British Honduras self-government in 1964.
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| 13. | Eldon Sylvester began serving as Bishop of British Honduras in 1972.
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| 14. | In 1749 the Governors of Jamaica appointed superintendents for British Honduras.
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| 15. | The State of Michigan took British Honduras ( Belize ) as its partner.
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| 16. | The British Honduras Company emerged as the predominant landowner of the Crown colony.
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| 17. | Belmopan became the capital city of British Honduras in 1970.
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| 18. | In British Honduras, modern-day Belize, the situation was slightly different.
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| 19. | On June 1, 1973 British Honduras was officially renamed Belize.
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| 20. | Hurricane Abby made landfall in British Honduras ( present-day Belize ) on July 15.
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