Why Are Guamanians Called Chamorros?
Later Spanish visitors named the inhabitants “Chamurres”, derived from a local term for the upper caste; this was then converted to “Chamorros“, an old Spanish term for “bald”, perhaps in reference to the local habit to shave. why are they called Chamorros? The word “chamorro” is itself a Spanish term that means “bald,” or “shorn.” … Read more