The Martyrdom of Father Juan Cantova on Ulithi Atoll: the Hegemonic Struggle Between Spanish Colonialism and a Micronesian Island Polity

Descantes, Christophe (January 2004). "The Martyrdom of Father Juan Cantova on Ulithi Atoll: the Hegemonic Struggle Between Spanish Colonialism and a Micronesian Island Polity". Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Mission Studies. 32 (3): 394–418. doi:10.10520/AJA02569507_1051. ISSN 0256-9507.

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Abstract: An investigation of the 1731 murder of Father Juan Antonio Cantova using a combined archaeological and ethnohistoric approach contributes vital information about Micronesian island communities' abilities to resist missionary rivals to their authoritative structures. Missionary letters are integrated with archaeological data for an enriched understanding of Ulithian and Yapese agency, and the motive for Cantova's murder. Despite Cantova's familiarity with the nature of the region's power structure, I suggest that Cantova was killed because his proselytisation attempts undermined the local supremacy of Mogmog in Ulithi Atoll and the regional dominance of Yap.

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