When did Belize become the British colony of British Honduras?

Belize officially became the British colony of British Honduras in 1862. Prior to this formal designation, the territory had been a British settlement where Spain retained sovereignty, though the British had effectively established control following their victory over Spanish forces in 1798.12

Following its establishment as a colony in 1862, the territory was governed by a governor who was subordinate to the governor of Jamaica. It later became a crown colony in 1871 and eventually gained a separate colonial administration under its own appointed governor in 1884.12