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The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed a "pre-contact" society, that was colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century. The present American rule of the island began with the 1898 Spanish–American War.
Chronology for the Philippine Islands and Guam in the Spanish–American War, Library of Congress; Rogers, Robert F. (1995), Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam (illustrated ed.), University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 978-0824816780; Wilcox, Marrion (1898), A Short History of the War with Spain (First ed.), Harvard University, ISBN 978-0722279281
The Guam Museum, formally the Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum & Chamorro Educational Facility, is a museum focusing on the history of Guam, a U.S. territory in Micronesia. A permanent building to house the museum's collection opened in Hagåtña on November 4, 2016. [1] The Guam Museum had been housed in temporary locations since World ...
Diego Luis de San Vitores, SJ (November 12, 1627 – April 2, 1672) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam. He is responsible for establishing the Christian presence in the Mariana Islands. He is a controversial figure in some circles due to his role in the Spanish–Chamorro Wars.
US-GU. Internet TLD. .gu. Guam (/ ˈɡwɑːm / ⓘ GWAHM; Chamorro: Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. [ 5 ][ 6 ] Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is the westernmost point and territory of the ...
The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages. [1] Each village is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. In the 2020 census, the total population of Guam was 153,836. [2] Each municipality, [3] known as an "election district" by the United ...
Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1; Russell, S. (1998). Tiempon i manmofo'na: Ancient Chamorro culture and history of the Northern Mariana Islands. Micronesian Archaeological Survey No. 32: Division of Historic Preservation. ISBN 978-1-878453-30-3.
Tumon, Guam. Coordinates: 13.511°N 144.809°E. Tumon Bay from the south. Tumon (Chamorro: Tomhom) is a district located on Tumon Bay along the northwest coast of the United States unincorporated territory of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry.