Mosquito Kingdom (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Mosquito Kingdom (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Mosquito Kingdom of Central America became a british protectorate in 1740.

Establishment

January 1741: The Mosquito Kingdom became a british protectorate.

Chronology

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1. Events

July 1786: Britain agreed to evacuate all British settlements from the Mosquito Coast. In exchange, Spain agreed to expand the territory available to British loggers on the Yucatan Peninsula, and allowed them to cut mahogany and other hardwoods that were increasing in value.

January 1845: The Mosquito Kingdom was a British protectorate located on the Mosquito Coast, which is now part of present-day Nicaragua. Patrick Walker was appointed as consul-general to oversee British interests in the region, with his seat in Bluefields.

January 1860: Britain and Nicaragua signed the Treaty of Managua in January 28, 1860, which transferred suzerainty over the Caribbean coast between Cabo Gracias a Dios and Greytown to Nicaragua. Attempts to decide the sovereignty over the northern bank of the Wanks/Coco River which cuts Cabo Gracias a Dios in half, began in 1869, but would not be settled until ninety-one years later when the International Court of Justice decided in favor of Honduras.