1981 - S.I. No. 87 modified the boundaries.[1]
1996, September 16 - the boundaries of Benque Viejo were modified and came into effect on this day.[1]
2025, April 1 - all towns in Belize had their boundaries updated.[2]
On October 19, 1904 Benque Viejo was declared a town by the colonial government.[3]
Jorge Leon was the alcalde and Jorge Maria Samos the deputy alcalde in 1963. [4]