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Belize History, Ambergris Caye History
In 1850, the very first document was signed and sent to Belize City by residents of the island asking that Cristiano
Novelo (great great ... uncle of Mito Paz) be named head of the alcalde – the government system used for small
villages. The village was officially called San Pedro in the document.
In 1866 Robert Humes purchased the land from Golf and Welsh. Humes later sold the land to James Mercier
Putman, William Standernwick Cary and Justavo Von Ohlafen. The three men later mortgaged the land to a Mr.
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