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26-745: The Guam Museum was founded by the America Legion Mid-Pacific Post 1 in 1932 in Agana, Guam (present-day Hagåtña ). The American Legion operated the museum from its establishment in 1932 until 1936, when control was transferred to the United States Navy . That same year, Guam Governor George A. Alexander officially established the Guam Museum as a government institution through an executive order . The museum's early collection included documents and artifact's from

52-474: A mezzanine . The museum will also include a cafe , outdoor activity area, theater, bookstore , and atrium . In a speech at the groundbreaking, Governor Eddie Calvo stated that the Guam Museum would lead to the economic revitalization of Hagåtña , including the Plaza de España , "This will re-energize our capital city to its greatest heights." Calvo also promised that Guamanian historical artifacts housed in

78-643: A glottal stop instead of a syllable-final "t") means "blood" in the Chamorro language . The suffix "-ña" can be translated as either the possessive pronouns his , hers or its in English (cognate to -nya in Malay , and niya in Tagalog ), or a signification of greater comparative degree, similar to some uses of the English suffix "-er". There is much speculation that the indigenous peoples originally migrated from

104-540: A new, $ 27 million permanent home for the Guam Museum was held on February 5, 2013. Construction on the facility, which will house artifacts spanning the island's 4,000 year history, is being funded Hotel Occupancy Tax bond, established by the Public Law 30-228. The museum is on Skinner Plaza in downtown Hagåtña , near the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica . The new, three-story museum building will include

130-638: A single month in August 1997, whilst the year 2004 was the wettest in history with 3,539 millimeters (139.33 in). Hagåtña was a prominent village before Guam's colonization by the Spanish. In 1668, the first Spanish missionary , Padre San Vitores arrived on the island. The family of Chief Kepuha donated land in Hagåtña enabling San Vitores to build the first church ( Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica ) on Guam. Under Spanish rule, and particularly

156-472: Is a coastal village and the capital of the United States territory of Guam . From the 18th through mid-20th century, it was Guam's population center, but today, it is the second smallest of the island's 19 villages in both area and population. However, it remains one of the island's major commercial districts in addition to being the seat of government. "Hagåt" (also romanized as haga' , with

182-443: Is also located in a zone with a history of flooding, which could damage the collection. Chairman of Guam Museum Foundation, Monte Mesa, noted that planners had remedied the flooding concerns. The museum is constructed on elevated ground and the institution's most important artifacts will be housed on the three-story building's upper floors, out of reach of potential floodwater. The Guam Museum officially opened on November 4, 2016 under

208-489: Is divided into city blocks with shops and small restaurants throughout the center of the village. Highly populated residential areas in the villages of Mongmong-Toto-Maite , Sinajana , and Agana Heights surround Hagåtña. The city has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af ) similar to that found in the Amazon Basin . Rainfall is high especially from June to November, reaching 978 millimeters (38.50 in) in

234-711: Is situated above the cliff but technically within the city limit of Hagåtña. Adelup Point is the home of the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex. The Guam Department of Corrections operates the Hagåtña Detention Facility in Hagåtña. Notable federal government agencies in Hagåtña include the District Court of Guam at 520 West Soledad Avenue, the United States Attorney at Sirena Plaza, 108 Hernan Cortez, Suite 500, and

260-686: The Guam Department of Chamorro Affairs . Its collection includes more than 250,000 artifacts, documents, and photographs. However, the permanent collection, "I Hinanao-Ta Nu Manaotao Tåno’-I CHamoru Siha: The Journey of the CHamoru People," opened in 2018. The building includes a ground floor exhibition gallery, multipurpose room, and indoor theater. The Museum also hosts the outdoor Movies At The Museum in Skinner Plaza. Agana, Guam Hagåtña , formerly Agana or Agaña ,

286-590: The Mariana Islands , is honored with a procession in which a statue of the patroness is pulled on a cart amid the prayers of thousands of the island's Catholics . Guam's most celebrated patriotic holiday, Liberation Day , is on July 21. The annual Liberation Day Parade takes place on Marine Corps Drive in Hagåtña. In addition to the historic sites at the Plaza de España and the Basilica, Latte Stone Park and

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312-627: The Philippines , Europe and Hawaii will return to Guam to be added to the museum. The Governor also paid tribute to two recently deceased Guamanian historians - the museum's former director, Tony Palomo , who died on February 1, 2013, and Dr. Dirk Ballendorf , the former Director of the Micronesia Area Research Center at the University of Guam , who died on February 4, 2013. Other dignitaries in attendance at

338-731: The Spanish-Chamorro Wars , much of the indigenous population of Guam and other Mariana Islands was forced to relocate to the city. The remains of buildings from the Spanish administration can be seen in the Plaza de España located beside the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Agana. The remains of the Spanish Governor's Palace is here and is closer to the Department of Education than the Cathedral. After Guam

364-720: The United States Postal Service Post Office at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa. Hagåtña is twinned with: The Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. Hagåtña residents are zoned to: In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Hagatna is divided between two school transportation zones. People living north of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while people living south of Guam Highway 4 are zoned to McCool Elementary and McCool Middle School. Guam High School

390-470: The Chamorro Village shopping area offer further information about the island's history and culture. The U.S. Census Bureau has the municipality a single census-designated place . The island's capital, the legislature , the governor's office and other government offices are in Hagåtña. The Government House ( Chamorro : Guma I Taotao Guam ), traditionally the governor's official residence,

416-643: The Guam Museum was built. Former Senator Tony Palomo , a journalist and historian who specialized in Guam, served as the Director of the Guam Museum from December 1995 until his retirement on June 13, 2007. Palomo supported the creation of a permanent building for the museum. An exhibition of Guam's history, operated by the Guam Museum, opened within the Micronesia Mall in April 2004. The exhibit, which

442-483: The Japanese during World War II , the city was heavily damaged by U.S. naval bombardment. Many former residents settled in other parts of Guam after the war. As part of Guam's reconstruction plan, the U.S. Navy constructed new straight city streets that passed through existing lots and created many plots of land with multiple owners. This has hindered the development of the city to the present day. In December 1944 Guam

468-459: The Parks, Monuments, and Museum Committee to re-establish the Guam Museum. The Governor also tasked the Guam Museum with the preservation of Spanish colonial structures and researching the island's history , folklore , and geology . Governor Elvidge appointed Dr. J. Henry Baird as the curator of the Guam Museum and chairman of the Parks, Monuments, and Museum Committee. Still, no structure to house

494-516: The United States . The village is bounded by the sandy beaches of Agana Bay to the north, the Hagåtña River and associated wetlands to the east, and a cliff (above which is the village of Agana Heights) to the South. Several high-rise office buildings are in the center of the village, while the western portion of the city known as Anigua is more residential. Unlike many villages, central Hagåtña

520-591: The groundbreaking ceremony included First Lady of Guam Christine Calvo , Speaker Judith Won Pat , Vice Speaker B.J. Cruz, Mayor of Hagåtña John Cruz, Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron , and Chairman of the Guam Visitors Bureau Mark Baldyga. The new museum caused some controversy in Guam. Critics cited the Museum's high cost and location, which will occupy 27 percent of an existing Hagåtña city park , as causes for concern. The museum

546-489: The island's pre-Spanish period. Guam was invaded by the Japanese in December 1941 and occupied until 1944. The original museum building, along with its entire collection, was destroyed during the 1944 Battle of Guam in which American forces liberated the island from Japanese control. No new museum building was constructed during the post-World War II period. On November 24, 1953, Governor Ford Quint Elvidge established

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572-550: The name from "Agana" back to the original Chamorro form. However, the name of the neighboring village Agana Heights remains unchanged. Hagåtña is located at the mouth of the Hagåtña River on Guam's west coast. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1 square mile (2.6 km²). It is (by direction of travel) the westernmost state or territorial capital city of

598-485: The village of Agat/ Hagåt . Therefore, "Hagåtña" can be translated "his or her blood" possibly meaning "related to him, her or it", or it could be translated to what might roughly mean "more Hagåt", as in, an extension of the village of Hagåt. It could also mean "better Hagåt", or "more than, surpassing or superior to Hagåt" in a sense of being "more Hagåt than Hagåt itself". In 1998, the Guam Legislature changed

624-755: Was ceded by Spain to the United States in the Spanish–American War of 1898, Agana remained the seat of government under U.S. Naval Administration. By 1940, the city's population had grown to about 10,000 containing nearly half of the island's residents. Villages had been established nearby for immigrants from the Caroline Islands . Guam was captured by Japanese forces on December 8, 1941. The Japanese, renamed Guam Ōmiya-jima ( ja. : 大宮島) or Great Shrine Island , and Agana Akashi ( ja. : 明石) or Bright Stone . During Guam's 1944 liberation from

650-693: Was run by the Guam Museum, attracted 200,000 visitors. The historic Fort Santa Agueda in Hagåtña was originally proposed as a possible choice for the Guam Museum's new location. However, the Fort, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam , is preserved by the Guam Historical Preservation Trust, which ruled out the location. Initial plans for a permanent, modern museum building were first unveiled in 2006. A groundbreaking ceremony for

676-611: Was the scene of the Agana race riot , between black and white servicemen stationed on the island. Today, despite a resident population of about 1,000 (less than 1% of Guam's total), the city remains the seat of the territorial government. Its historic sites are major attractions for visitors. Hagåtña is served by Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning and Barrigada . As Guam's historic population and administrative center, many traditional celebrations take place in Hagåtña. On December 8, Santa Marian Kamalen, Patroness of

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