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Manggåfan Liberato
When: February 23, 2014, 10am - 5pm
Where: Ipao Beach Park
Contact: Roland Blas (
The Manggåfan Liberato are descendants of their patriarch Jose Liberato Guerrero (1840-?) who married Maria Pangelinan Flores, Manggåfan Kotla (1844-?). Jose Liberato was a Spanish soldier who settled on Guam. Together with Tan Maria, they had nine children.
Manggåfan Tugong
When: March 16, 2014, 10am-5pm
Where: Ipao Beach Park
Contact: Roland Blas (
The Manggåfan Tugong’s patriarch is Mariano Palomo Blas (1844-?) who married Josefa Borja Farfan (1844-?). They had at least five sons and one daughter. According to Roland Blas, his oral family history conveys that Tun Mariano was a great fisherman who was well known. Roland’s grandma described her father Mariano as tall and well built. He was also a canoe builder and when he paddled on the waters he was very fast, this is how he got the nickname Tugong.
By definition Tugong means to charge, attack, or take hold of.
Manggåfan Acfalle
When: July 12, 2014
Where: Malesso Pier/Recreation Center Park
Contact: Melba Soriano Acfalle (
The surname Acfalle (akfåyi) is one of the surviving indigenous Chamorro surnames with a positive meaning. The root word is fåyi, which means wise.
While collaborating with Joseph Maguadog Acfalle and Melba Soriano Acfalle on the Acfalle families, there seem to be five or six main branches of the Acfalle families. The majority originate from Malesso. However, I have noted that at least one Acfalle family resided or farmed in Hågat during the 1800’s. Interestingly, there is an unmarried male by the name of Vicente Acfayi from the village of Hågat that was recorded in the 1727 Census.
Five of the main Acfalle clans that we have been able to identify include the descendants of:
- Jose Santiago Acfalle (abt. 1770-?) married to Rosa Rabago (abt 1770-?).
- Chiquito Acfalle (abt. 1790-?) in 1810 married to Rosa Robago (abt. 1790-?)
- Macedonia Acfalle (abt 1780-?) married to Juan Chargualaf (abt 1780-?)
- Nicolas Acfalle (abt. 1820-?) and Rita Chargualaf (abt.1820-?)
- ? Acfalle (abt, 1840-bef 1897) married to Irene de San Nicolas (1840-?) (this family has records of residency in Hågat)
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