Early descriptions of the Mariana Islands by the Jesuit missionaries

Levesque, Rodrigue (1992). "Early descriptions of the Mariana Islands by the Jesuit missionaries". History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 4 Religious Conquest, 1638-70. 4. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. pp. 635–646. ISBN 978-0-920201-04-6.

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Abstract: These early missionary descriptions summarize the named islands of the Marianas, settlement patterns, ports, population estimates, baptism numbers, and selected place-name identifications for Guam and the northern islands. They also discuss Choco’s role in introducing idolatry, the location of churches, and the navigational and geographic significance of the archipelago. The document is a major source for early missionary ethnographic and geographic knowledge of the Marianas.