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2 days ago · Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, while in the service of Spain, was the first European to visit and claim the island on March 6, 1521. Guam was fully colonized by Spain in 1668. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Guam was an important stopover for Spanish Manila galleons.
3 days ago · The court system in Guam was set forth by the signing of the Organic Act of Guam in 1950. The Organic Act also provided the foundation of Guam’s modern local government. Until the establishment of the judiciary, Guam laws were adjudicated in the local courts established under the American naval administration.
3 days ago · Guam, island and unincorporated territory of the United States in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. It lies about 5,800 miles (9,300 km) west of San Francisco and 1,600 miles (2,600 km) east of Manila. Guam. Hagåtña (Agana) is the capital.
3 days ago · Modern Guam Rises from Destruction of War: 1945-1970, Guampedia, 11 May 2021. Madrid, Carlos. “History of Guam’s Parks and Public Spaces.” Zoom interview by Dr. Kelly Marsh-Taitano. Modern Guam Rises from Destruction of War: 1945-1970, Guampedia, 7 May 2021. Marsh-Taitano, Kelly G.
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2 days ago · Spanish explorers claimed vast territories in the Americas on behalf of the Spanish crown. Some of the areas that Spain claimed include: – Alabama: Spanish explorers established claims in what is now the state of Alabama. – Arizona: Parts of what is now Arizona were claimed by Spain. – The Carolinas: Spain established claims in the modern ...
4 days ago · The United States acquired Guam during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Guam was captured by the United States in a bloodless landing during the war. By the Treaty of Paris, Spain officially ceded the island to the United States. Since then, Guam has remained a territory of the United States.
4 days ago · However, its actual control was limited to only a few cities, especially after the Spanish-American War was a disastrous defeat for the once dominant world power. In 1909, having lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States a decade earlier, Spain began colonizing Morocco in earnest. During the 1920s and early 1930s ...
