Historic Eras of Guam, Trends, US Naval Era

CHamoru/Chamorro Migration to the US

In 1898, at the twilight of the Spanish-American War, the US claimed Guam as a token of war. Though this event would bring an end to more than three centuries of Spanish colonial rule, it would also begin a new era in which the CHamoru people of the Mariana Islands would experience separation from one another.

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