A document from 1823 by Spanish Governor of the Marianas, José Ganga Herrero, lists everyone in the Marianas who had been, or still were, under some form of legal punishment for various crimes, some crimes as early as 1807. These would include Chamorros and foreigners alike. The names, and their crimes, were :
1. Miguel Bamba. Theft..
2. Tomás Evangelista. Theft.
3. Juan Esparza. Drunkenness and having broken a bar in the barracks. He was exiled to Tinian.
4. Juan Coronela. Theft.
5. Rafael Lugay. Bad conduct.
6. José Taitano. Murder of Angela Sarmiento.
7. Ignacio Martínez. Insubordination. Exiled to Luta.
8. Benito Lajo. For hanging his wife. Exiled to Tinian.
9. Juan Delgado. Disobedience. Exiled to Tinian.
10. Juan de Salas. Separating himself from his wife. Exiled to Tinian.
11. Andrés Atoigue. Theft and escape. Exiled to Tinian.
12. Justo Taisigno. Theft and escape. Exiled to Tinian.
13. José Taisague. Theft and escape. Exiled to Tinian.
14. Juan José Manibusan. For having beaten his wife with a cane. Exiled to Tinian.
15. Paulino Quitano. Escaping to the mountains.
16. Desiderio Charsagua. Theft and escape.
17. José Quioja. Theft.
18. Felipe Charsagua. Theft.
19. José de León Guerrero de la Cruz. Theft in the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán in Hagåtña.
20. Ignacio Bay. Theft in the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán in Hagåtña.
21. Juan Asuda. Theft.
22. Ildefonso Asuda. Theft.
23. Manuel de San Nicolás. Theft.
24. Blas de Salas. Theft.
25. José Quitano. Theft.
There was also another case pending, that of Cenobio Saguanamnam, accused of murdering his wife.
No comments:
Post a Comment