http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/8 The Spanish Documents Collection, SDC, reflects the lengthy presence of Spain in Micronesia, beginning with Magellan’s arrival in 1521 and concluding with the loss of Spanish possessions in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War in 1898. 2026-03-25T00:01:04Z http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/232 Title: NAVFAC Pacific, Pearl Harbor Guam Land Records (Spanish) 1860-1941 Authors: U.S. Department of the Navy Abstract: The collection of records consist of land transactions involving original land owners and the U.S. Department of the Navy, during the early 1900s. Description: Copies of the records were acquired in 1998 by RFT MARC staff with permission from the NAVFAC Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Extent 3 boxes (2.5 linear feet) the language of the documents is Spanish. English translation of these records can be found at the MSS 840. 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/230 Title: Index of Guam Judicial Records: Spanish Records 1807 - 1920 English Records 1907 - 1935 Authors: Spanish Era Archives, Court of First Instance; U.S Naval Administration, Island Court Abstract: On August 19, 1993, the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library transferred these historical documents to the Spanish Documents Collection and Manuscripts Collection at the Micronesian Area Research Center. Approximately 17 boxes contained valuable Spanish Era and pre-World War II documents, mostly court records. The documents in Spanish language are from the nineteenth century (the earliest being 1807; the latest 1920). The early documents consist of compilations of governmental and judicial transactions from the Spanish administration. The documents from the early American Naval period consist of both criminal and civil court records, at which time the court proceedings were conducted according to the Spanish law. They include statements from judges, attorneys, plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses. Many of the civil cases involve land transactions, probate, and family court. Description: The Spanish language records are stored in 17 archival acid-free boxes. This amounts to approximately 20,000 pages. The index is keyword searchable and displayed in a PDF file. The records are in alphabetical order and an abstract of each case is in Spanish language. The PDF file contains summary of individual cases from page 7 tp 2132. Appendix A is the translation of the Spanish Mortgage Law of 1893 from page 2133 to 2236. Appendix B contains the General Regulations for the Execution of the Mortgage Law of 1893 pages 2236 to 2401. Appendix C contains a Royal Decree: Land Law of the Philippine Islands in Force, 1898, pages 2401 to 2411. On pages 2411 to 2422 is a Glossary of Spanish terms translated to English. The Index to the English Language Judicial Records of Guam 1907-1935 is from pages 2423 to 3939. 1807-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/186 Title: Documents Related to Micronesia from Museo Naval Madrid Authors: Museo Naval Madrid Abstract: The Collection of Documents Related to Micronesia contains reports from the voyages of Alexander Malaspina to Central America and to the Philippine Islands including the Marianas. There are other reports and descriptions of the Philippines and Marianas Islands in 1792, and 1833, as well as other documents describing the conditions of various islands in Micronesia. The SDC has copies purchased from the Museo Naval in 1970. Description: Xerox copies: 2 Linear ft. containing 57 folders. 2 reels of Microfilm. 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hasso.uog.edu:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.11751/185 Title: Spanish colonial government, Mariana Islands records, 1678-1899 Authors: Mariana Islands Abstract: Royal decrees, court records, orders to and from the governor, circulars, miscellaneous reports, and other documents. Subjects covered include missionary and church matters, public health measures, agriculture, prisons and criminal investigations, the building and repair of roads, bridges, and military installations, education, and local government for all of the islands, but particularly Guam. Includes a report of 1845 on the water supply system of Manila in the Philippines. Finding Aid Permalink :LC Online Catalog record for this collection: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78055319 Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012060 Description: 157 items ; 13 containers ; 5.5 linear feet ; 12 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in Spanish [Copies of Microfilm are available at this site in PDF format. See the bitstreams below] 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z