Lecture 12: Survivor Marianas

Question 1

What was the CANON Eurocentric Historiography of the ending of the Chamorro-Spanish War?

Answer 1

End of Chamorro sovereignty
Beginning of Spanish colonial rule

Question 2

When did the Chamorro-Spanish war end?

Answer 2

1695

Question 3

What was the CANON tragic historiography of the Marianas?

Answer 3

Death of Chamorros (depopulation)
- no more “pure” Chamorros (CT Perez poem)
Demise of Chamorro culture
- rise of Spanish culture

Question 4

What was the Reducción: Relocation of Chamorros placed at?

Answer 4

Rota
Guam
Hagåtña
Umatac
Inarajan
Merizo
Pago

Question 5

Was Chamorros able to re-settle at Saipan in 1850?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What were the ideas of the depopulation/death of the Chamorros?

Answer 6

racial purity
male extinction
female interracial marriage (Chamorro/Spanish)
– Reality of reducción village life

Question 7

What is the Spanish Racial Hierarchy?

Answer 7

Top
Spaniards

Middle
Mestisu (Spanish blood mixed)

Bottom
Indio (Islanders)
Mulatto
Negro (African Slaves)

Question 8

What happened to the Chamorro sovereignty (1695)?

Answer 8

It ended along with the Matrilineage and Chiefly system (Maga’haga, Maga’lahe)

Question 9

What was imposed in the Marianas Islands by the Spanish after the war?

Answer 9

Colonial Government
–Patronato Real
–But limited “real” presence

Question 10

What events provided economic impact to the chamorros?

Answer 10

Economic Significance:
Dual residency system: Village and ranch (lancho)
Trade from Galleons and then Whaling

Cultural Significance:
land, language, clans, chenchule’

Question 11

Are the Marianas still reliant on subsistence?

Answer 11

Yes

Note:
–Lancho and Chenchule’: the heart of the economy
–Agriculture, land animals

Question 12

Is there still Limited Trade in the Marianas after the Chamorro-Spanish War?

Answer 12

Yes