History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 14 Full Census of the Marianas, 1746-73

Levesque, Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 14 Full Census of the Marianas, 1746-73. 14. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-1-878454-14-0.

Abstract: Volume 14 (HOM.14) is focused on the genealogy of the Marianas, as it includes the first, and last, full listing of all their inhabitants. There were only 1,700 inhabitants in the Marianas in 1758. All in all, this volume contains 76 chapters totaling 175 documents and 47 illustrations. The major events of this period include the visit of two French Navy ships at Guam in 1772. In 1762, the English Navy invaded Manila Bay and sacked Manila. They were also lucky in capturing the galleon Santisima Trinidad; her treasure was taken to England, and the ship itself was sold at Plymouth. Another significant event in the Mariana Islands was the expulsion of the Jesuit missionaries—a political decision. The contents of HOM were compiled, translated, edited and annotated by Rodrigue Levesque. Rod located and made novel translations of thousands of documents between 1992 and 2002. These were organized in forty massive volumes, with only the first twenty being printed in physical, hardbound form. In 2022, the US nonprofit Habele obtained the copyrights to the full History of Micronesia series with the aim of offering free and navigable access to the public.