[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":35},["ShallowReactive",2],{"roundabout-5":3,"map-data-roundabout-5":33},{"id":4,"name":5,"surface":6,"circumference":7,"historyMd":8,"lat":9,"lng":10,"startDate":11,"startDateEdtf":12,"districtId":13,"settlementId":14,"district":15,"settlement":18,"roadIds":32},5,"San Ignacio Roundabout","concrete",70,"Name comes from this source\u003Cref>https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Min-of-Infrastructure-Dev-Housing-ATR-2024-2025.pdf\u003C/ref>",17.15069,-89.07494,"2016","2016~",2,231,{"id":13,"name":16,"ref":17},"Cayo","CY",{"id":14,"name":19,"districtId":13,"lat":20,"lng":21,"classification":22,"buildingQty":23,"buildingSizeM":24,"startDate":25,"ohmChronologyId":26,"shapeId":27,"wikidata":28,"historyMd":29,"area":30,"articleRating":31},"San Ignacio & Santa Elena",17.15852,-89.06824,"town",7500,955459,"1870",2896503,149,"Q724815","# History\nSan Ignacio and Santa Elena was established in the mid 1860s as a baccadier or logging camp.\n\nIn 1881 the Western District (now Cayo) was formed and El Cayo was made the capital.\u003Cref>https://www.sisetc.gov.bz/history.php\u003C/ref>\n\nIn 1905 the district commissioner was Mr Robert Holmes Franklin.\u003Cref>https://ia904501.us.archive.org/35/items/explorationsinde04malerich/explorationsinde04malerich.pdf\u003C/ref> \n\nIn the 1930s the construction of the Cayo Road was initiated, and by the 1940s the road had reached the twin villages. In 1949 the [[bridge:25]] was constructed, joining the two villages together. Thereafter the river traffic dried up and goods were hauled over the road from [[settlement:12]].\n\nBefore 1949 the only access to the two towns was by boat up the [[waterway:20]] or in the later years by plane. There was an airfield where the Macal River Park is now located.\n\nIn 1957 the town got electric lights.\u003Cref>https://archives.gov.bz/british-honduras-newsletter/\u003C/ref>\n\nThe installation of a full scale water supply system was commenced in 1960, Water was obtained from the [[waterway:170]] and pumped into two service reservoirs of a total capacity of 200,000 gallons from which the town was to be supplied through a distribution system and house to house connections.\u003Cref>Colonial Report of British Honduras 1962-63\u003C/ref>\n\n## Boundaries\nIn 1950 new town boundaries for Cayo and Santa Elena were surveyed and demarcated.\u003Cref>https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n1978 - S.I. No. 47 Town boundaries defined.\u003Cref>https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n1981, October 20 - New town boundaries defined with a total area of 33.64 sq. km.\u003Cref>https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Chapter-87S-Town-Councils-Act-Subsidiary-Act.pdf\u003C/ref> The town did not include Hill View in 2010.\u003Cref>https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/348871468210274213/txt/IPP4320v20P1111BLIC10LCR1SA1P111928.txt\u003C/ref>\n\n2025, April 1 - all cities and towns in Belize had their boundaries updated. [[settlement:274]] gave up some land to [[settlement:74]] on the east side of the [[waterway:170]] and some borders in the [[settlement:426]] area were slightly redefined.\nMeanwhile [[settlement:230]] gave up land to [[settlement:36]] and gained some land on the south west along the [[road:7]]. In total the area was reduced by 2.3 sq km to 31.34 sq km.\n\n## Education\nThe Catholic School had 200 students in 1927 and 211 in 1928.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1927\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1928\u003C/ref>\n\nOn July 16, 2021 the new Santa Cruz Government Preschool was inaugurated.\u003Cref>https://archive.channel5belize.com/archives/221481\u003C/ref>\n\n## Etymology\nFather Andrew Bavastro S. J., a Catholic priest, named the area **San Ignacio** in 1870. But in 1881 the Cayo District was established and the village was gradually renamed to **El Cayo**. In the past a creek ran between the [[waterway:170]] and [[waterway:197]] one mile west of [[settlement:230]]. This creek fulfilled the definition of an island (cayo in spanish).\u003Cref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ignacio,_Belize\u003C/ref>\n\nOn October 19, 1904 El Cayo was officially declared a town as **El Cayo Town**.\u003Cref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ignacio,_Belize\u003C/ref>\n\nEl Cayo was renamed in 1960 to **The Twin Towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena** by the new mayor Hector Silva.\u003Cref>https://ambergriscaye.com/photogallery/180404.html\u003C/ref>\n\n## Infrastructure\nOn March 19, 1963 these roads were declared to be MAJOR ROADS: Massiah Street: from its junction with the Benque Viejo Road to its junction with Hudson and Eve Streets, Hudson Street: from its junction with Massiah Street and Eve Street to its junction with Burns Avenue and Waight Street, Waight Street: from its junction with Burns Avenue to its junction with Church Street, Burns Avenue: from its junction with King Street to its junction with West Street, George Street: the whole length falling within the suburb of Santa Elena. At the same time these streets were deemed to be one-way streets with no waiting areas: King Street: from its junction with Burns Avenue to its junction with Wyatt Street, running East. King Street: from its junction with Burns Avenue to the western end of Columbus Park, running west. Burns Avenue: from Hawkesworth Bridge to its junction with King Street running North. Rectory Lane: from its junction with West Street to its junction with Burns Avenue, running east. George Street: from its junction with Waight Street to its junction with West Street was declared a quiet zone.\n\nMultiple streets were asphalted in 1964/65.\u003Cref>Colonial Report of British Honduras 1964-65\u003C/ref>\n\n## Police\nIn 1948 an imposing new Police substation was constructed in [[settlement:274]] and completed by 1950.\u003Cref>https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\nIn 1949 the Administrative Block which includes the Police Station was constructed. At the time the police force consisted of 8 officers and 1 car for transportation.\u003Cref>https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf\u003C/ref>\n\n# Religious Institutions\n## Roman Catholic\nThe Roman Catholic Church had 200 attendees in 1894.\u003Cref>British Honduras Blue Book 1894 V2\u003C/ref>\n\n**Church of the Sacred Heart**\n\n**Missions**\n\nThis church was a mission of Our Lady of Carmel in Benque Viejo before 1925.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1918\u003C/ref> In 1925 the Missions of [[settlement:221(1925)]], [[settlement:329(1925)]], [[settlement:501]] and [[settlement:274(1925)]] were transferred from Our Lady of Carmel to San Ignacio.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1925\u003C/ref> In 1928, the missions of Baking Pot, Happy Home and San Jose were added.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1928\u003C/ref>\n\n# Social Services\n## Education\nThe Catholic School had 51 students in 1927 and 53 in 1928.\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1927\u003C/ref>\u003Cref>Catholic Directory 1928\u003C/ref>",31340000,1,[],{"extraChronologyRelationIds":34},[],1783363399337]