Reduction of the Marianas: Resettlement into Villages under the Spanish ,by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Guam 2021. 48 pp.Once hostilities ended during the early mission period, the Spanish began resettling the population, greatly diminished by disease, into villages. The period of resettlement lasted half a century (1680-1730). This booklet explores the purpose and the process of resettlement. It also explores how the new village might be compared to the old in terms of layout and cultural practices.