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Symbol Year Image Flag: The Flag of Guam: February 9, 1948 Seal: The Seal of Guam: 1946 Nickname: Nicknames: Tano y Chamorro (Land of the Chamorro) [1] Hub of the Pacific; Gateway to Micronesia [2] Song "Stand Ye Guamanians" 1919 Bird: Guam rail: Flower: Bougainvillea spectabilis [3] 1968 Quarter: Quarter of Guam: May 26, 2009 License Plate ...
The culture of Guam reflects traditional Chamorro customs in a combination of indigenous pre-Hispanic forms, as well as American and Spanish traditions. [1] Post-European-contact CHamoru Guamanian culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino and other Micronesian Islander traditions. Few indigenous pre-Hispanic customs remained ...
The culture of Guam is a reflection of traditional Chamorro customs, in combination with American, Spanish and Mexican traditions. [77] Post-European-contact Chamorro Guamanian culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions.
The territorial flag is a dark blue field with a narrow red border on all sides. The red border – a later addition – represents the blood spilled during World War II and earlier Spanish sovereignty. In the center of the flag is the Seal of Guam; almond in shape, it depicts a proa sailing in Hagåtña Bay near Hagåtña, and GUAM in red letters.
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The U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The Seal of Guam appears in the middle of the flag of the United States territory of Guam. It depicts Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local proa and a coconut tree. Charles Alan Pownall approved the seal in 1946. [1] It depicts a coconut palm on the shore with a sailboat nearby on the water. The name "Guam" appears in red across the center of the ...
The culture is now strongly influenced by American customs and values, largely because the Marianas archipelago (partitioned into Guam and the CNMI) is currently possessed by the United States of America, as organized but unincorporated territories; in addition, most people of Chamorro descent now live outside of the Marianas in the United States.