Father Jesus Baza Duenas
Father Jesus Baza Duenas (1911 – 1944) was the second CHamoru to be ordained a priest. He led the Catholic Church during the Japanese occupation
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Expulsion of the Augustinian Recollects
In April 1898, war broke out between Spain and the United States. On 21 June 1898, Lieutenant Colonel Juan Marina, Spanish Governor of the Mariana
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Captain Henry Glass
Captain Henry Glass (1844–1908), a rear admiral in the United States Navy, is remembered in Guam for his role in the bloodless capture of the
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Bishop Miguel Angel Urteaga Olano
For almost 300 years, the Spanish overseas Catholic missions took firm root in the Marianas. Spanish clergy and superiors — Jesuit, Augustinian Recollect or Capuchin
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Bishop Francisco Javier Vilá
Francisco Javier Vilá y Mateu (1851 – 1913) was the first missionary bishop of Guam. He was born Ricardo Vilá y Mateu in the Catalonian
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An Attempted German Mission
The period between 1907 and 1911 when German Catholic missionaries were officially in charge of Guam is a relatively unfamiliar time in the history of
Historic Eras of Guam
Resettlement Patterns Under American Rule
Throughout the 19th century, northern Guam had always had about five times more residents than did southern Guam, largely due to the population concentrated in
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Americans Bring Upheaval in Religious Practices
Organized western religion has created two major upheavals in the daily lives of the Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands throughout history, both taking place
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Padre Jose Bernardo Palomo
Padre Don Jose Bernardo Palomo y Torres (1836 – 1919) was the first CHamoru priest. He is most often referred to as Father Jose Torres
Bishop Joaquín Felipe Oláiz
Bishop Joaquín Felipe Oláiz Table of Contents Share This Contributed to the Guam mission’s growth Bishop Joaquín Felipe Oláiz y Zabalza (1872 – 1945) was