Spanish-CHamoru Wars

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

Tolahi

Maga’låhi Tolahi (also spelled Tetlaje or Torahi) was a chief from Tachuc (immediately south of Malesso),  who fearlessly led the southern villages in resistance to Spanish rule. Tolahi believed that Chamorros/CHamorus were entitled to live freely as they had for millennia before the Spanish arrived.

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

MatÃ¥’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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