when did belmopan became the capital of belize
Belmopan Belmopan is located in Cayo District at an altitude of 76 metres (249 feet) above sea level.[5] Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River, 80 km (50 mi) inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.[5][6] The government was moved to Belmopan in 1970.[7] Its National Assembly Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya temple.[8]
New Spain After 1535 the colony was governed by the Viceroy of New Spain, an appointed minister of the King of Spain, who ruled as monarch over the colony from its capital, Mexico City.[1][2] New Spain lost parts of its territory to other European powers and independence, but the core area remained under Spanish control until 1821, when it achieved independence as the Mexican Empire â€“ when the latter dissolved, it became modern Mexico and Central America.