Hagåtña is derived from the word “haga” meaning blood. It is believed that this village came about due to the bloodlines of the families that established the village.
Hagåtña is derived from the word “haga” meaning blood. It's believed that the village came about due to bloodlines of families that established the village.
Catholic missionization led by Father Diego Luis de San Vitores
Artemia Perez, Juan San Nicolas, Lazaro Quinata and Manuel Cruz
Commissioned by Kumision Estoria-Ta
Editor s note: Throughout the month of March, Mes CHamoru, the Pacific Daily News will be presenting I Hinanao-Ta: Our Journey, a work commissioned by Kumision Estoria-Ta with funding and support from the Humanities Guåhan s CARES Act Emergency Relief Grant Program, the Young Men’s League of Guam, Guam Museum, Department of CHamoru Affairs, Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam, Guampedia and Guam Preservation Trust. On the 500th anniversary of Magellan s visit to Guam, this work tells the story of Mariana Islands from the CHamoru perspective.