…refers to Champaco or Quitigua Nganga’/Duck refers to Rosario or Santos Manuk/Chicken refers to Santos Lalu’/Fly refers to Rivera/Rosario Alimasak/Crab refers to San Nicolas Balaku/Boar refers to Ada Binado/Deer refers…
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…bring Christianity to the islanders. During his sojourn, he learned much about the islands from Sancho, a Spaniard who survived the shipwreck of the Santa Margarita near Rota in 1600…
Envisioning the Past: Near Extinction Read Post »
…(Fort Santiago, Fort San Luis, Fort Santa Cruz) and a battery in Merizo/Malesso’. While much archival work has been done, including plans from Spanish archives in Madrid and Seville, a…
5th Marianas History Conference Read Post »
“2. Santosmame-San-Antonio-master-v1-MP3”. CHamoru Lyrics by Påle’ Roman Maria de Vera, OFM Cap. (1878-1954) Lyrics Edited by Påle’ Eric Forbes, OFM Cap., b.1962 Music Edited 2024 by Lawrence Borja, b.1983 Sung…
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Built to protect harbors Fort San Luis was the first of three Spanish fortifications constructed to protect the anchorage at Apra Harbor. The fort was constructed on the northern shoreline…
Fort Santo Angel c. 1756 Fort Santo Angel was the second of four Spanish fortifications built in the southern village of Humåtak/Umatac in the midst of the galleon trade era….
…along with a procession for Santa Ana, the patron saint of Christian mothers. The village also holds another procession in honor of Santa Rosa. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School…
…Medina de Santo Tomás Elizabeth Perez Arriola Emilie Green Johnston Gloria Borja Nelson Manuel de San Juan Bautista Maria Arceo Ulloa Mariana Leon Guerrero Lujan Mary Essie Underwood Nieves M….
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…A Journey with the Masters of Chamorro Tradition, 2000. Master Suruhåna Jose Santos and Mercedes Sayona Santos were en route home to Guam, when they had to stop in Yap…
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