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Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon (Tamuneng-Tomhom)
“Tamuning” is a Carolinian word which was given to the area where Carolinians settled beginning in 1849, after a typhoon devastated Lamotrek and Satawal. It may be that Tamuning is the name of the Carolinian chief’s clan.
Bishop Francisco Javier Vilá
Francisco Javier Vilá y Mateu (1851 – 1913) was the first missionary bishop of Guam. He was born Ricardo Vilá y Mateu in the Catalonian town of Arenys de Mar in Spain on 9 May 1851.
Talo’fo’fo (Talofofo)
The village probably derives its name from the phrase “entalo’ i fe’fo’,” which means between the cliffs. It’s possible that the name is derived from another word, fo’fo’, which means a bubbling spring.
Sinajana (Sinahånña)
It is said that wild yams grew plentiful in the lands nestled above the capital village of Hagåtña. These yams were harvested and cooked in earthen ovens dug into the ground, a process known as chinåhan. The village name of Sinajana is believed to derive from this word, from which comes chinahån-ña – “his or her cooking ground.”
An Attempted German Mission
The period between 1907 and 1911 when German Catholic missionaries were officially in charge of Guam is a relatively unfamiliar time in the history of the island’s Catholic mission. In 1899, the Spanish Augustinian Recollect missionaries who had been in Guam since 1769 were expelled by US Naval Governor Richard P. Leary.
Sånta Rita-Sumai (Santa Rita)
Sånta Rita-Sumai is one of two villages that does not have a name derived from the CHamoru language. The other is Tamuning, a Carolinian word given to the area that was a temporary settlement for Carolinians in the 17th century.
Resettlement Patterns Under American Rule
Throughout the 19th century, northern Guam had always had about five times more residents than did southern Guam, largely due to the population concentrated in Hagåtña, and in the 20th century, the north continued to support many more people than the south.
Governor Manuel Muro
Editor’s note: The following is from an article entitled “The Legacy of Guam’s Governor Manuel Muro” in Glimpses of Micronesia 25, no. 2 (1985): 12-15. Republished with permission from Sanchez Publishing House. The Legacy of Guam’s Governor Manuel Muro Manuel Muro was born in Spain about 1750 at Estella, Navarre. At the age of eighteen […]
Piti
The village name is probably derived from the CHamoru word puti, which means to hurt or ache.
Mongmong-Toto-Maite (Mongmong-To’to-Maite’)
The three villages of Mongmong, Toto, and Maite comprise one municipality.