Hurao was a Chamorro chief on the island of Guam who led the resistance against Spanish colonization efforts during the 17th century. "Chamoru" redirects here For the language see Chamorro language. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The chief's name means "emotion, caring, attention, heed". Hurao may be best remembered for his 1671 speech to Chamorro warriors opposing the Spanish presence on Guam.
He organized a 40-day siege of the Spanish Mission in Agana that was finally broken by Spanish soldiers. Hagåtña (həˈɡɑtɲə formerly Agana and in Spanish Agaña, is the Capital of the American island territory of Guam. Hurao was captured, but released by Father San Vitores. Venerable Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627-1672 was a Spanish Jesuit Missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam
According to Russell's account of Father San Vitores' death, however, Hurao was in fact an accomplice to Matapang's 1672 murder of the priest. [1]
Hurao was a member of the Matao/Chamorri, the highest caste in Chamorro society and held the title maga'lahi. Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power. "Chamoru" redirects here For the language see Chamorro language.
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- ^ Russell, S. |||}The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more commonly called villages. Chief Kepuha (? - February 2, 1669) also spelled Kipuhá or Quipuha, was the island of Guam 's first Catholic chief Gadao is a legendary chief of the village of Inarajan in southern Guam. Mata'pang (?-1680 was a Chief of the village of Tumon on the island of Guam. (1998). Tiempon i manmofo'na: Ancient Chamorro culture and history of the Northern Mariana Islands. Micronesian Archaeological Survey: Division of Historical Preservation.
- Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
- Russell, S. (1998). Tiempon i manmofo'na: Ancient Chamorro culture and history of the Northern Mariana Islands. Micronesian Archaeological Survey No. 32: Division of Historic Preservation. ISBN 1-878453-50-0.
- http://ns.gov.gu/hurao.html
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