Baymen

The Baymen established the system of slavery in Belize, in order to have servants to cut logwood.

But Belizean slaveowners received the highest compensation, of more than 50 pounds, for selling plots of emancipated territories.

Buccaneers had frequently raided most of the coastal settlements, stealing crops, and taking men and women as slaves.

But the main thrust of the Baymen clash with the Maya came in Corozal and Orange Walk districts as part of the Caste War.

Maya resistance continued until the 1870s, though by the late 19th century, the end of the Caste War brought such conflicts to a close.

While the Baymen valued the Garinagu's agricultural skills, they wanted them to submit to European control and help capture refugee slaves.

The Baymen began a campaign of misinformation, saying the Garinagu had practices of "devil worshipping" and "baby eating."