Pt. 1. Spanish Belize, 1528-1708 : attempts at settlement. Early Belize : Spaniards and Maya in a bloody encounter
Tipu, or negroman : an "outpost of Christianity"
A new phase of resistance : Tipu in the vanguard
pt. 2. British Belize, 1708-1823. Early British settlement in Belize to 1763
"English Lutheran corsairs" and the Miskito Indians : an odd relationship
Spanish attacks on Belize to the Treaty of Paris, 1763 : flight to the Mosquito shore
Post-treaty attacks, despite recognition : 1763-1787
The Mosquito shore settlers in Belize : the establishment of civil government
The Belize settlement up to the Battle of St George's Cay
Aftermath of the Battle of St George's Cay : slavery in the timber industry
Appendix A: Inhabitants of the Bay of Honduras subscribing to the Articles of Regulations, 1765
Appendix B: Accounts of loss sustained by the British settlers at the capture of St Georges Key, 1779.
