Index of Guam Judicial Records: Spanish Records 1807 - 1920 English Records 1907 - 1935

Abstract

On August 19, 1993, the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library transferred these historical documents to the Spanish Documents Collection and Manuscripts Collection at the Micronesian Area Research Center. Approximately 17 boxes contained valuable Spanish Era and pre-World War II documents, mostly court records. The documents in Spanish language are from the nineteenth century (the earliest being 1807; the latest 1920). The early documents consist of compilations of governmental and judicial transactions from the Spanish administration. The documents from the early American Naval period consist of both criminal and civil court records, at which time the court proceedings were conducted according to the Spanish law. They include statements from judges, attorneys, plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses. Many of the civil cases involve land transactions, probate, and family court.