To celebrate Mes CHamoru, we are reprinting stories about our CHamoru masters. Today’s story, which has been trimmed for space, is about the late Master Blacksmith Francisco Lizama. It originally
Editor’s note: As part of Mes CHamoru coverage this month, we will be sharing resources every Saturday to help those who want to learn the CHamoru language.
In October, master of CHamoru culture Frank Lizama, also known as Tun Cornbeef, passed away. I knew Tun Cornbeef for many years. He, along with Frank Cruz and Joe San
Guam has lost one of its cultural icons with the death of Francisco Cruz Lizama, a sainan hereru, or master blacksmith, who was one of the three original apprentices to
Raising the fusiños and machete he created during a recent demonstration, master blacksmith Francisco Lizama emphasized the cultural significance of the tools and the fond memories associated with them.