Spanish Marianas Colony -1897
Spanish Marianas Colony -1897 is a historical site in Guam. Spanish Marianas Colony -1897 is situated nearby to the village Asan-Maina, Guam, as well as near the park Plaza de España.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.
Fort Santa Agueda
Fort
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Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. Fort Santa Agueda is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Spanish Marianas Colony -1897.
Spanish bridge
The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam. Spanish bridge is situated 1¼ miles east of Spanish Marianas Colony -1897.
Plaza de España
Park
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The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asan-Maina, Guam and Hagåtña.
Asan-Maina, Guam
Village
Asan-Maina is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The municipality combines the names of the coastal community of Asan with Maina, a community along the slopes of the Fonte River valley to the east.
Hagåtña
Hagåtña is the capital of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. Hagåtña is the seat of local government and one of the island's major commercial districts.
Agana Heights
Village
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Agana Heights is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.
Spanish Marianas Colony -1897
- Type: Historical site
- Also known as: “European Discovery for Spain - Ferdinand Magellan 1921” and “Spanish East Indies”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
13.4805° or 13° 28′ 50″ northLongitude
144.7315° or 144° 43′ 53″ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
7R56FPJJ+6HGeoNames ID
7839107
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In Other Languages
“Spanish Marianas Colony -1897” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Indias Orientales Espanolas”
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