San Vitores Martyrdom Site
United States historic place
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The San Vitores Martyrdom Site, located 0.7 miles south of Bijia Point off Guam Highway 4 in Tamuning, Guam, has significance from 1672.[citation needed][clarification needed] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Location0.7 miles south of Bijia Point off Rte. 4, Tamuning, Guam
Coordinates13°30′59″N 144°48′21″E
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1975
San Vitores Martyrdom Site | |
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  Location within Guam | |
| Location | 0.7 miles south of Bijia Point off Rte. 4, Tamuning, Guam |
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| Coordinates | 13°30′59″N 144°48′21″E |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002154[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1975 |
It is an important site in marking where Father Diego Luis de San Vitores was killed, and for association with the Spanish-Chamorro Wars against the imposition of Catholic Christianity in Guam. At the time of NRHP listing, the site was marked by a wooden cross and by a historical plaque placed there in 1940.[2]
