Note XXXIII‑7 — Chapter XXXIII · BELIZE. 1650-1800.
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Sierra, Ojeada Sobre Belice; Lara, Apuntes Históricos, and Peniche, cited above, say that on his way to Bacalar Figueroa was joined by the colonists from the Canary Islands; in which statement they are followed by Ancona, Hist. Yuc., ii. 415-17. This is evidently a mistake, as the letter of Salcedo already cited shows that even in 1736 but a portion of them had arrived.