Derived from the regional conflict that began in July 1847 and has historically been called the Caste War, the eastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula, particularly in the territory of what is today the state of Quintana Roo, presented conditions of isolation due to the lack of communication routes and population scarcity.
These conditions made possible the trafficking of weapons and gunpowder as a constant illegal activity, in exchange for allowing the English settled in what is now Belize to extract precious and tropical woods from the Mexican side. Meanwhile, the nascent international border, delimited by mutual agreement between Mexico and the British Crown in 1893, remained an anarchic zone: a land of no one and everyone at the same time.
The Mariscal-St. Boundary Treaty. John, who outlined the border between the Mexican State and Great Britain in 1893, was ratified in 1897, which allowed the navigation of Mexican merchant navy ships through the territorial waters of the British colony in an area located south of Ambergrís Caye.
This aspect was of utmost importance not only to definitively ratify the limits between Belize and Mexico, but to eradicate the plundering of forest wealth, appease the conflict that began in 1847 and control the trafficking of war supplies between the English and the last Mayans. rebels. However, a boundary treaty without the establishment of surveillance and control zones, and without creating human settlements that guaranteed moving from anarchy to a supposed order, was a task to be addressed; This gave way to the establishment of a military consignment and a customs office on the new Mexican border, specifically in Chetumal Bay, therefore, once the Boundary Treaty was ratified, the Mexican Navy began to have a permanent presence in the area. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Mexican government, which sought precisely to establish a control and surveillance center, promoted the idea of creating a population center on the shores of Chetumal Bay, on the border with the British colony, thus emerging the population of Payo Obispo.
These conditions made possible the trafficking of weapons and gunpowder as a constant illegal activity, in exchange for allowing the English settled in what is now Belize to extract precious and tropical woods from the Mexican side. Meanwhile, the nascent international border, delimited by mutual agreement between Mexico and the British Crown in 1893, remained an anarchic zone: a land of no one and everyone at the same time.
The Mariscal-St. Boundary Treaty. John, who outlined the border between the Mexican State and Great Britain in 1893, was ratified in 1897, which allowed the navigation of Mexican merchant navy ships through the territorial waters of the British colony in an area located south of Ambergrís Caye.
This aspect was of utmost importance not only to definitively ratify the limits between Belize and Mexico, but to eradicate the plundering of forest wealth, appease the conflict that began in 1847 and control the trafficking of war supplies between the English and the last Mayans. rebels. However, a boundary treaty without the establishment of surveillance and control zones, and without creating human settlements that guaranteed moving from anarchy to a supposed order, was a task to be addressed; This gave way to the establishment of a military consignment and a customs office on the new Mexican border, specifically in Chetumal Bay, therefore, once the Boundary Treaty was ratified, the Mexican Navy began to have a permanent presence in the area. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Mexican government, which sought precisely to establish a control and surveillance center, promoted the idea of creating a population center on the shores of Chetumal Bay, on the border with the British colony, thus emerging the population of Payo Obispo.
The Río Hondo is a river in Central America that has an approximate length of 209 kilometers and its predominant direction is towards the northeast, flowing into Chetumal Bay in the Caribbean Sea. Most of its course (115 km) marks the border between Belize and Mexico.
After the transfer of the territorial capital to Payo Obispo, the southern area of Quintana Roo began to have outstanding development, especially commercial and forestry, in addition to its population beginning to grow at greater speed, which accompanied a significant diversification of economic activities, highlighting traditional crops and the exploitation of chewing gum, dyewood and sugar cane; although there was also significant import activity, especially of fabrics, clothing, footwear, machinery, tools, weapons, ammunition as well as canned food.
The Río Hondo is formed by the confluence of the Azul River - known in Belize as Blue Creek, which comes from the mountains of Guatemala and also marks part of the border between Mexico and Belize - and the Río Bravo or Chanchich, coming from Belize, although its sources are also in Guatemala. The confluence of both and the origin of the Hondo River occurs in the vicinity of the towns of La Unión (Mexico) and Blue Creek Village (Belize). The river continues towards the northeast, passing through other towns such as Subteniente López (Mexico) and Santa Elena (Belize), until finally flowing into the Bay of Chetumal, located in this capital city of the state of Quintana Roo, being the largest in the region that is located very close to its mouth.
The Río Hondo is formed by the confluence of the Azul River - known in Belize as Blue Creek, which comes from the mountains of Guatemala and also marks part of the border between Mexico and Belize - and the Río Bravo or Chanchich, coming from Belize, although its sources are also in Guatemala. The confluence of both and the origin of the Hondo River occurs in the vicinity of the towns of La Unión (Mexico) and Blue Creek Village (Belize). The river continues towards the northeast, passing through other towns such as Subteniente López (Mexico) and Santa Elena (Belize), until finally flowing into the Bay of Chetumal, located in this capital city of the state of Quintana Roo, being the largest in the region that is located very close to its mouth.
By 1970 and in order to encourage migration to this border city, a directed colonization process began, promoted by the Federation, in order to repopulate and recover spaces on the border of Mexico with British Honduras and towards the Caribbean coast.
The project, aimed at the border area delimited by the Río Hondo, consisted of an ambitious settlement plan that had as its center a riverside agroindustrial project, specifically in the community of Álvaro Obregón.
In parallel, the establishment of new ejidal zones and base infrastructure began, in order to provide a certain stability to the colonization process.
The project, aimed at the border area delimited by the Río Hondo, consisted of an ambitious settlement plan that had as its center a riverside agroindustrial project, specifically in the community of Álvaro Obregón.
In parallel, the establishment of new ejidal zones and base infrastructure began, in order to provide a certain stability to the colonization process.
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