Short description
A compilation of references to la lepra (leprosy) in the Mariana Islands during the Spanish Administration (1668-1898). It features the references found primarily in documents housed in the Spanish Documents Collection of the Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center at the University of Guam.
Long description
This work is a compilation of references to la lepra (leprosy) in the Mariana Islands during the Spanish Administration (1668-1898). The references are found primarily in documents housed in the Spanish Documents Collection of the Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center at the University of Guam. There is a brief addenda that encompasses references from the American Naval Administration of Guam and the post - World War II period, 1899-1949.