Agaña
Americannoun
noun
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The situation of Agaña seems to be ill-suited for communication with vessels, and proposals were ineffectually made by two Governors, since 1835, to establish the capital town elsewhere.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
Violent earthquake which damaged to some extent the government house at Agaña.
From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Saderra Masó, Miguel
In Agaña practically all the east and west walls of native mortar houses were badly cracked.
From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Saderra Masó, Miguel
In 1670 the Spaniards were attacked, and obliged to fortify themselves at Agaña.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
E. of the Philippines and belonging to Spain; produce cotton, indigo, and sugar, but the trade is of little worth; the only town is San Ignazio de Agaña, on the largest island, Guam.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
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