21. This crown colony became known as " British Honduras ". 22. In 1862, Britain formally declared it a British colony and named it British Honduras . 23. Then again, Belize is ex-British Honduras in Central America and the language is English. 24. British Honduras was the last continental possession of the United Kingdom in the Americas.25. In the aftermath, Britain lost its claim to coastal Nicaragua, but retained British Honduras . 26. This clique encouraged consumption of imported goods and thus furthered British Honduras 's dependence on Britain. 27. Archaeological explorations were conducted in Peru and British Honduras . 28. Athletes from Belize first participated in the Olympic Games in 1968 while representing British Honduras . 29. His collections from British Honduras are in many herbaria. 30. In 1944, Hughes was appointed Bishop of British Honduras .