When Cultures Clash: Revisiting the ‘Spanish-Chamorro Wars’

Description:

The arrival of Spanish missionaries to the Marianas in 1668 was a first in Pacific Island history; it signaled the beginning of intense Western presence in the islands. The troubled years that followed, marked by intermittent outbreaks of violence, came to be known as the “Spanish-Chamorro Wars.” According to the standard textbooks, this thirty-year period was one of utter devastation–forced conversion, rapid cultural change, precipitous population decline, and loss of Chamorro identity. Or was it? This book seeks to offer a better grounded and more nuanced understanding of this critical period of initial Western contact in the Pacific.

Display date:

2015

Location:

Federated States of Micronesia

Collections:

Micronesian Seminar Publications

Content partner:

Micronesian Seminar

Availability:

Online