Plaza de Espana: Plaza de Principal, Plaza de Magallanes (Poster 4 of 5)

Text on the poster: "On June 15, 1668 Padre Luis Diego de San Vitores established the first Roman Catholic mission in the Mariana Islands. The mission was established in Hagatna named Dulce Nombre de Maria (Sweet Name of Mary). Through the establishment of the Catholic mission, the Spanish military colonial government was established. The Plaza de Espana is the historic landmark of Spain's presence on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Nearly two and a half centuries as the seat of government, the Plaza represented the Roman Catholic Church and Spanish Colonial Government as one. On one side of the Plaza is the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica. On the other side, the former Spanish Governor's residence and Administrative Office once stood. During World War II, the Plaza de Espana and most of the surrounding historic structures were destroyed. Listed on the Guam Register in 1974 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the following structures were preserved and restored. They include the Kiosku, the Spanish Arches and Walls, the Gazebo, the Garden House, and the Azotea. These historic photographs illustrate the Plaza's transitions and changes during the Spanish, First American and Post World War II Periods." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Guam Historic Resources Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation, administered by the Pacific West Regional Office, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior (grant number 66-04-19360).

Plaza de Espana: Plaza de Principal, Plaza de Magallanes (Poster 4 of 5)

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