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Business Pioneers: Economics, Civic Society, Economics and Commercial Development, Historic Eras of Guam, People, People and Places, US Naval Era

Chester Carl Butler

Chester Carl Butler (1884 – 1952) founded Butler’s Inc. in 1915, along with his wife Ignacia Bordallo Butler. It survives today as the oldest family business on Guam.

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Business Pioneers: Economics, Civic Society, Contemporary Guam Era, Economics and Commercial Development, Guampedia Authors, Guampedia Staff and Contributors, Historic Eras of Guam, People, People and Places

Anthony A. Leon Guerrero

Guampedia Director and Author. Anthony “Tony” A. Leon Guerrero (1952 – 2005): President and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Guam, cultural advocate and visionary.

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Business Pioneers: Economics, Civic Society, Economics and Commercial Development, Historic Eras of Guam, People, People and Places, US Naval Era

Ambrosio Torres Shimizu (1909 – 1988) is well known on Guam for he and his family’s success in business. His Japanese father, Jose Katsuji Shimizu, moved to the Mariana Islands in the early 1900s and has been credited for making rice a staple food on Guam.

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Civic Society, Economics and Commercial Development, Historic Eras of Guam, US Naval Era, US Naval Era: Economics

Early American Economic History

When the US established a military government in Guam in 1899 it became clear that the costs of administering Guam would be high. The US military government renewed the efforts started by the Spanish government to establish an agricultural economy on the island.

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Civic Society, Economics and Commercial Development, Historic Eras of Guam, Modern Guam Rises, Post WWII Era, US Naval Era, US Naval Era: Economics

Banking

Guam’s banking history began during what is known in the banking world as the Pacific’s Concessionary Era that ran from 1900 to 1945.

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Ancient Guam Era, Ancient Guam: Religion, Chamorro Culture, Civic Society, Concepts and Beliefs, Historic Eras of Guam, Indigenous Lenses, Our Heritage, Religion, Value Systems

Taotaomo’na

Taotaomo’na, the people of before, refers to ancestral spirits that inhabited the earth along with the living. Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus believed the world around them was full of spirits who provided both daily protection and assistance in their tasks, but also created dangers and problems.

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Ancient Guam Era, Chamorro Culture, Civic Society, Historic Eras of Guam, Matrilineal Systems, Our Heritage, People, People and Places, Religion, Roles of Family Members, Spanish Era, Spanish Era: Religion, Spanish-CHamoru Wars, Wars and Factors of Peace

Matå’pang: Matapang

History will remember Maga’låhi Matå’pang from Tomhom (Tumon) as the man responsible for murdering Father Diego Luís de San Vitores, the Spanish Jesuit priest who brought Christianity to the Mariana Islands. Matå’pang’s significance, however, has changed over the centuries as Chamorro/CHamorus and their understanding of historical events has changed.

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Chamorro Culture, Civic Society, Historic Eras of Guam, Language, Our Heritage, People, People and Places, Politics and Government, Post WWII Era: Politics, US Naval Era, US Naval Era: Politics, Women in Guam History

Laura Maud Thompson

Laura Maud Thompson (1905-2000), a distinguished sociocultural anthropologist who studied peoples and cultures around the world, is best known for her comprehensive studies of the Chamorro/CHamoru people of Guam.

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