Note XXXIII‑5 — Chapter XXXIII · BELIZE. 1650-1800.

The date of this expedition is uncertain. Sierra, Ojeada sobre Belice, places it in 1727, but cites no document in support of his assertion. Ancona, Hist. Yuc., ii. 416, who follows him closely, is doubtful as to its correctness, although this latter's opinion that it occurred before the visit of Figueroa to Bacalar and caused the occupation of this place is apparently founded on conjecture.