Latte period Chamorro

Latte period Chamorro appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Micronesia (Oceania) from c. 900 to 1668 CE, a span of 768 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Chamorro villages raised chiefly houses on latte, stone pillars with capstones up to 5 metres tall. Spanish missionaries arrived in 1668, and war and disease cut the population by over 90 percent.

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Facts

Dates

c. 900 to 1668 CE

Duration

768 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Micronesia, Oceania

Language family

Austronesian

Came from

• Pre-Latte Chamorro c. 1500 BCE to 900 CE

Became

• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1000 Polynesians settle East Polynesia
• 1180 Building of Nan Madol
• 1280 Polynesians reach New Zealand
• 1606 Duyfken lands in Australia
• 1642 Tasman reaches New Zealand

Neighbours in Oceania

• Tu'i Tonga Empire c. 950 to 1865 CE
• Saudeleur dynasty c. 1100 to 1628 CE
• Spanish Marianas 1668 to 1898 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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