…because of Santos’s extraordinary talent and the dexterity with which he played the guitar. Santos is remembered for being able to play chords on the guitar while playing the melody…
…made of rice, water and coconut milk Amotsan Kumuñon First Holy Communion breakfast Amotsan Nobia bride’s breakfast anibat tuba tuba [liquid obtained from tapping coconut tree] syrup ansopblan mañågu leftover…
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Pedro Calungsod Table of Contents Share This Lay assistant to San Vitores Pedro Calungsod arrived in Guam 15 June 1668, along with Father Diego Luis de San Vitores and a…
Sandra Chung Author Sandra Chung is Distinguished Professor (emerita) in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she taught from 1986 until 2017. She is…
…coordinated rebellion began in Hagåtña. From Galicia, Spain, Quiroga was the nephew of Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga, Archbishop of Toledo, and second cousin to the Archbishop of Santiago, Chile and…
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…paper here. Dance to Unite All Chamorros Dance to Unite All Chamorros: As Uno Hit – We Are One By Sandy Flores Uslander The Chamorro culture that is practiced in…
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…down. The religious sisters were teaching German language, geography, arithmetic, religion, sewing, needlework, sanitation and other domestic duties to the girls. Eventually, the mission sisters wanted to expand their duties…
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…system of education to CHamorus/Chamorros. The Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, a school for boys in Hagåtña, was established by Father Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Jesuit priest…
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…Guam and Not Hitherto Notated.” Journal of American Folklore 62, no. 245 (July-September 1949): 217-229. San Nicolas-Perez, Colleen. “Puti Tai Nobio and Other Hits.” Guam Business, January 2000. Santos, Carmen…
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…residents. Santa Marian Kamalen shrine/park Across the street from the kombento, a small park holds a marble statue of Santa Marian Kamalen. There is a plaque explaining that according to…
