It is very difficult to pinpoint if the legendary Gadao existed or was only a folk tale. But one can just about count on with certainty that if the name appears in oral or written history, chances are that a person with that name really existed.
My first finding of the name Gadao is recorded in 1724. A male (age unknown) by the name of Dionisio Gadao, of Merizo, is one of 16 witnesses that was interrogated by Don Manuel Diaz regarding Governor Luis Antonio Sanchez de Tagle’s conduct and alleged inappropriate activities.
Reference:
Rodrigue Levesque. 1998. History of Micronesia, A Collection of Source Documents, Volume 12 – Carolinians Drift to Guam, 1715-1728. Levesque Publications: Quebec, Canada
