Saint James, The Lesser

Saint James, The Lesser is a tomb in Asan, Guam. Saint James, The Lesser is situated nearby to Pigo Catholic Cemetery, as well as near the park Guam Recreation Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.

Fort Santa Agueda

Fort

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

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 1 mile east of Saint James, The Lesser.

Spanish bridge

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

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 Saint James, The Lesser.

Guam Congress Building

Public building

Photo: MosheA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Guam Congress Building, also known as the Guam Legislature Building, is the seat of the Legislature of Guam and is located in Chalan Santo Papa in Hagåtña, Guam. Guam Congress Building is situated 1¼ miles east of Saint James, The Lesser.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asan and Hagåtña.

Asan

Village

Photo: Dorothy, CC BY 2.0.

Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina.

Hagåtña

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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

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

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.

Saint James, The Lesser

Type: Tomb
Also known as: “Lesser St. James” and “St. James, The Lesser”
Categories: building, historic site, and burial
Location: Asan, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.47772° or 13° 28′ 40″ north

Longitude

144.73233° or 144° 43′ 56″ east

Open location code

7R56FPHJ+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 345272746

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

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Notable Places Nearby

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