Belizean History Reflection

Ms. Minerva Blancaneaux November 23rd, 2013 Reflection Santarita, Fort Barlee and Lamani History Santarita is considered the birth place of the Mestizo culture. This is because of the arrival of Gonzalo Guerrero . Gonzalo was one of the first Spanish conquistadors that came to the americans. There was a Spanish on the way to panama that got wrecked off the coast of Yucatan. There were only seventeen survivors fifteen males and two females. These survivors were captured and shared. Some of them were sacrifices to their sun god, others suffered from natural disasters and some were even locked up in cages as prisoners. Two of these survivors were Gonzalo Guerrero and Jeronimo del Aguiliar. Ginzalo Guerrero and Jeronimo del Aguilar began to rom the area. However a Mayan group in Southern Mexico captured Jeronimo and the King Na- Chankan captured Gonzalo in Chactemal. Gonzalo was to be sacrificed along with the other slaves by orders of the King but Princess Za Zilha stopped the process because she fell in love the Gonzalo and he also shared mutual feeling towards her. The King did not agree with their relationship at first because Gonzalo was a Spaniard, a slave, an enemy and they had opposite culture. Another group in the 15oos arrived in Southern Mexico. These people were conquistadors along with Davilla. They found Jeronimo in the Mayan tribe that captured him in Southern Mexico. Jeromno informed the Spanish conquistadors that Guerero was alive but was caotured in Chactimal. Davilla and his men journeyed towards Chactemal and upon arrival they found that Gonzalo had already adapted to the culture of the Mayans. He learned the language and the cultural rituals of the Mayans. Gonzalo was given the option to either return with them to Europe or die with the Mayans. Gonzalo was considered to be the greatest traitor because he chose to remain there with his love princess Za Zilha and her people. The Kind Na-Chakan did not have any knowledge of fighting with the