Padre Jose Palomo welcomed and the first Capuchins to the Island in 1901. Capuchin Order, Guam
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Capuchins

In 1889, when the unified Spanish Province was divided, a separate jurisdiction was created specifically for the Capuchin missionaries in the Carolines called the District

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Freycinet described Guam's economic depression, lax Augustinian morals and the promiscuous attitudes of men and women. Illustration by de Sainson from d'Urville's Voyage de la Corvette L'Astrolabe, 1830. de Sainson/Guam Public Library System
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Augustinian Recollects

The second religious order of Catholic missionaries, who were given responsibility for the Marianas mission in 1769, were the Augustinian Recollect friars. The Recollects were

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