Guatemala Research Paper

The Belize- Guatemala territorial dispute is in imprinted in history from more than a century ago. Today it still floods, Belize and Guatemala’s social media and news reports; and is the hottest topic for discussion in everyone’s mouth currently in both countries. This dispute is the cause of Spain’s claim to the New World also known as the Treaty of Tordesillas. Mayas had driven out the Spanish, and shipwrecked English seamen had begun settling in the area. The Godolphin Treaty of 1670 stated that all English settlements that were populated by the British were to be for the British. Britain begun to retract their forts in Belize and gave Spain control over the land. However the Baymen’s views were not taken into consideration with all of this change so they revolted when they were to be cast out of the settlement. Spain attempt to cast out the Baymen is what is known today as the 1798 Battle of St. George’s Caye, which left Spain unsuccessful. Since the Battle of St. George’s Caye the Baymen were not involved in any treaty with Spain and in 1862 the Baymen joined the …show more content…
Many groups and organizations have made arrangements to travel to the Sarstoon to ‘protest’ against the restriction. The PUP has even sued the Government of Belize for breaking the constitution, “the constitution guarantees Belizeans the right to freedom of movement within the country, subject of course to a number of accepted restrictions” (Ali, M. (2016, May 13) FIXXXXXX
Will this issue of Belize and Guatemala Territorial dispute ever be put to rest? Will both countries ever be in agreement to the conditions for the ICJ? The future is unpredictable and tensions seem to be rising higher between the countries as time passes. For the sake of the people of both countries being affected, one hopes that an agreement will be met soon to end the feud once and for