The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until about 1000 AD. Several Maya ruin sites, includ
"Caana" at Caracol.
"El Castillo" at Xunantunich.
Christopher Columbus traveled to the Gulf of Honduras during his fourth voyage in 1502.
The Province of Yucatán, or the Captaincy General, Governorate, Intendancy, or Kingdom of Yucatán, was a first order administrative subdivision of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the Yucatán Peninsula