San Vitores Martyrdom Site

San Vitores Martyrdom Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	0.7 miles south of Bijia Point off Rte. 4, Tamuning, Guam
Coordinates	13°30′59″N 144°48′21″E / 13.51639°N 144.80583°E / 13.51639; 144.80583Coordinates: 13°30′59″N 144°48′21″E / 13.51639°N 144.80583°E / 13.51639; 144.80583
NRHP Reference #	75002154^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1975

The San Vitores Martyrdom Site, located 0.7 miles south of Bijia Point off Guam Highway 4 in Tamuning, Guam, has significance from 1672. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

It is an important site in marking where Father Diego Luis de San Vitores was killed, and for association with the Chamorro wars against the imposition of Catholic Christianity in Guam. At the time of NRHP listing, the site was marked by a wooden cross and by a historical plaque placed there in 1940.^[2]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Stephen F. Lander (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: San Vitores Martyrdom Site" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1974

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