Evolution of the Name
ST GEORGE'S CAYE
St. George's Caye was originally called Cayo Cosina or Casina. Maps from the 1700s refer to the island by these different names and historians have researched the origin and meaning of the names. The origin of the name is almost as perplexing as the name Belize!
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The following names appear on early maps of the area and can be reference to show the variation in the name of the island.
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Mapa Identifying
ST GEORGE'S CAYE
NUMBER 1.
1753 C. COSINA |
NUMBER 2.
1764 CAIO COSINA (look on the back of a $5 bill!) |
NUMBERS 3
1775 KEY COFINA & ST GEORGE'S ISLAND |