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Captain. Base of operations. Bay of Honduras. West Indies. Commands. Swallow. Peter Wallace ( fl. 1638) is commonly held to have been an English or Scottish buccaneer who, in 1638 aboard the Swallow, founded the first English settlement in present-day Belize.
- founding the first English settlement in the Bay of Honduras in 1638
- Buccaneer
- after 1630s, colonial Belize (presumed)
The first account is that Belize was settled by shipwrecked buccaneers in 1638. Another account states that a buccaneer by the name of Peter Wallace founded a settlement at the mouth of the Belize River just after 1638. Peter Wallace is said to have been driven from Tortuga by the French.
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Belize is traditionally held to have been among the first English settlements in the Bay of Honduras, along with Roatan. [citation needed] It is commonly thought to have been settled by Peter Wallace and his crew of 80 buccaneers, aboard the Swallow, in 1638. [citation needed]
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- Belize founded
- mouth of Haulover Creek
- Peter Wallace / traditionally, several buccaneers / scholarly
Peter Wallace ( fl. 1630s), Scottish buccaneer. According to popular legend, Captain Peter Wallace (Willis) was the first European to harbor inside the barrier reef along the coast of present-day Belize. His base of operations was said to be founded in 1638 near the mouth of the Belize River.
Here’s everything you need to know about the dubious but fascinating history of Peter Wallace. Peter Wallace and the Buccaneering Baymen. While the Belize of today was once a critical lifeline in the trade empire of the Mayas and would eventually become both an agricultural breadbasket and a vacationer’s delight, William Wallace and his ...
Sep 26, 2020 · An old Scotch buccaneer, named Peter Wallace, with eighty companions, was the first to enter the port of Belize, which name was originally given to the whole settlement. These men immediately erected houses at that place enclosed by rude palisades for defense. From here they set out on their expeditions after stray merchantmen.
The first account is that Belize was settled by shipwrecked buccaneers in 1638. Another account states that a buccaneer by the name of Peter Wallace founded a settlement at the mouth of the Belize River just after 1638. Peter Wallace is said to have been driven from Tortuga by the French.
