History of Guam
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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
Chief Gadao is featured in many legends about Guam before European colonization.
1819 illustration depicting the three Chamoru castes
Latte stone from a northern beach
Reception of the Manila Galleon by the Chamoru in the Ladrones Islands, ca. 1590 Boxer Codex
Chamorro people
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The Chamorro people are the Indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
History of Guam
…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…
Chamorro performers at the Pacific Islander Festival Association in San Diego, 2010
Reconstruction of how latte stone structures may have appeared
Chamorros fishing, 1819