Mata'pang (?-1680) was a Chief of the village of Tumon on the island of Guam. |||}The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more commonly called villages. Tumon is an area located on the west coast of the American Island of Guam. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated The chief's name meant "to be made pure by cleansing," in the ancient Chamorro language, but now means "silly" in modern Chamorro. Chamorro ( Chamoru) is the native language of the Chamorro or Chamoru of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Mata'pang is best known for his murder of Padre San Vitores, the first missionary on Guam. Venerable Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627-1672 was a Spanish Jesuit Missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes.
Magalahi (Chief) Mata'pang was a member of the highest caste of Chamorros (the indigenous people of Guam) called Chamorri. Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power. "Chamoru" redirects here For the language see Chamorro language. The indigenous peoples of Oceania are those peoples identified as Indigenous peoples, as per the modern global definition of the term He was baptized by San Vitores, but later turned against the Spanish mission. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. See also Evangelism, Christianization A Christian mission has been widely defined since the Lausanne Congress of 1974 as that which
On April 2, 1672, Mata'pang, aided by Hirao, killed Padre San Vitores and his Filipino assistant, Pedro Calungsod. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Blessed Pedro Calungsod ( ca 1654, Visayas, Philippine Islands - April 2, 1672, Guam) is a Filipino Padre San Vitores had baptized Mata'pang's daughter without the Chief's permission. Some say that Mata'pang had believed holy water used in baptism had caused the recent deaths of babies due to European diseases. Holy water can also refer to water that has been blessed, such as by a Priest, and is considered Holy.
Spanish soldiers attempted to hunt down the missionary's killers. Shortly after the murder, Hirao was caught and killed. Mata'pang was shot by a musket while taunting his pursuers as he sailed past the beach of Tumon on a proa. A musket is a muzzle -loaded Smoothbore Long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder A proa or prau is a type of Multihull sailing vessel. While the word proa just means boat in its native language The chief fled to the northern island of Rota. Rota ( Chamoru: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island" is the In 1675, Spanish soldiers burned a village while trying to capture him, but Mata'pang escaped. Eventually, the Spanish military governor, Jose de Quiroga, increased efforts to subdue the Chamorros. In 1680, fearing the governor, Chamorros on Rota injured Mata'pang while capturing him and transported him to Guam by proa. The wounded chief died during the journey.
See also
- Chief Kepuha
- Hurao
- Mataquana
- Gadao
- Villages of Guam
References
- Rogers, Robert F (1995). Chief Kepuha (? - February 2, 1669) also spelled Kipuhá or Quipuha, was the island of Guam 's first Catholic chief Hurao was a Chamorro chief on the island of Guam who led the resistance against Spanish colonization efforts during the 17th century Gadao is a legendary chief of the village of Inarajan in southern Guam. |||}The territory of Guam is divided into 19 municipalities more commonly called villages. Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
- Hale'ta / Produced and Published by Political Status Education Coordinating Commission Vol 1 Agana, Guam 1995 ISBN 1-883488-04-4
- Chief Quipuha
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