SOME
FACTORS
THAT
STOPPED
SPAIN
FROM
CONTROLLING
BELIZE
Belize
was
never
that
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to
Spain
.
It
did
not
have
significant
sources
of
precious
metals
such
as
gold
and
silver
and
it
had
few
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____________________
that
could
be
used
as
plantation
labourers
.
Belize
was
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from
the
major
Spanish
cities
in
the
Americas
such
as
Antigua
(
Guatemala
)
,
Mexico
City
,
Lima
(
Peru
)
,
Caracas
(
Venezuela
)
,
Cartagena
(
Colombia
)
,
Granada
(
Nicaragua
)
and
Panama
City
.
The
inhabitants
of
Spain
and
of
the
Spanish
Empire
had
little
interest
in
settling
in
Belize
because
of
its
relatively
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____________________
,
____________________
and
lack
of
resources
.
Spain
did
not
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____________________
the
areas
close
to
Belize
.
This
made
it
difficult
for
the
Spanish
to
sustain
attacks
in
the
area
.
Any
attack
of
Belize
from
the
sea
was
likely
to
be
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by
British
warships
based
in
Jamaica
.
