Catholic
Burego’
Burego’ was a joyful CHamoru/Chamorro Christmas celebration in the Mariana Islands. Young people, but primarily teenagers, masqueraded and went house-to-house in their costumes.
Catholic
Spanish Colonialism and CHamoru Responses: The Aberigua Project
Addresses misrepresentations focused in missionization. The research project Aberigua investigates the impact that Spanish colonialism had on CHamorus from a decolonial-depatriarchal standpoint aimed at redressing
e-Publications
Island of Guam by William Haswell
Remarks on a Voyage in 1801 to the Island of Guam, was written by William Haswell, the First Officer of the barque Lydia.
Chamorro Culture
Manila Galleon Trade Route-La Nao de China: A Legacy in the Marianas
First Global Trade Route in the Pacific. From 1565 to 1815, Spanish galleons sailed the Pacific Ocean between Acapulco in New Spain (now Mexico) and
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Navigation and Cargo of the Manila Galleons
The Manila Galleon Trade Route was the major route traveled by Spanish galleons from 1565 to 1815 across the Pacific connecting Acapulco in New Spain
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Stops Along the Manila Galleon Trade Route
When Miguel López de Legazpi’s expedition departed Mexico in 1564 with four ships across the Pacific to claim Guam and the Philippines for King Philip
Civic Society
Forzado System and the Mariana Islands
The Spanish Forzado System. Before the Mariana Islands served as an official penal colony for political prisoners and criminals from Spain and her territories in
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
La Nao de China: The Spanish Treasure Fleet System
The Manila Galleons. On 15 August 1568 the Spanish galleon San Pablo, anchored off the southwest coast of Guam, was hit by a sudden violent
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Manila Galleon Crew Members
Personnel of the Manila Galleons. The galleons that passed through the Marianas carried scores of crew members in addition to soldiers and colonial or mission
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Miguel López de Legazpi
First visited Guam in 1565. Miguel López de Legazpi (1502-1572) was a colonial official in New Spain, Pacific explorer and conquistador who led the Spanish