Plaza de España, Hagåtña

Name: Plaza de España
Address: Hagåtña, Guam

#2 among attractions in Hagåtña

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. Most of the palace was destroyed during the shelling of Hagåtña during the reconquest of Guam in World War II. There are three structures still standing including the three-arch gate to Almacen, the azotea or back porch, and the Chocolate House. The plaza was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1736 (288 years ago)Elevation: 23 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 13°28'26"N, 144°45'4"E

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Plaza de España – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agana Shopping Center, Latte Stone Park, Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Fort Santa Agueda.

0.4 miSE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
10 min walk • Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
~660 ftS
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
4 min walk • Latte Stone Park, officially Senator Angel Leon Guerrero Santos Latte Stone Memorial Park, is an urban park in Hagåtña, Guam. Established in the 1950s and operated by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation, it is best known for its set of eight historical latte stones, which were transferred from their original site in Fena.
~410 ftSE
Cathedral with enshrined saint statue
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña
2 min walk • Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Guam. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña.
~1080 ftW
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
6 min walk • Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. It is listed on the U.S.
~980 ftN
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
5 min walk • The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.
~1600 ftNE
Park
Chief Quipuha Park, Hagåtña
8 min walk • Chief Quipuha Park is located on the Paseo de Susana peninsula, in the north of the city of Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam.
0.4 miN
Park
Paseo De Susana Park, Hagåtña
11 min walk • Paseo de Susana is a small peninsula that forms part of the city of Hagåtña, Guam. It was built in the 1940s from rubble and debris left behind after World War II.
~1230 ftNE
Library
Guam Public Library System, Hagåtña
6 min walk • Guam Public Library System is the public library system of the United States territory of Guam. The main library is the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library at 254 Martyr Street in the village of Hagåtña.
~1920 ftN
Baseball field, Sport venue, Sport
Paseo Stadium, Hagåtña
10 min walk • Paseo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agana, Guam. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. In the late 1970s with baseball popularity soaring and the success of the Guam Major League and youth baseball, the need for a new Guam baseball facility was in demand.
~1780 ftW
Universities and schools
Guam Institute, Hagåtña
9 min walk • The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña, Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House.
0.9 miS
Locality
Sinajana
22 min walk • Sinajana is the smallest of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam by area. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña.

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Nearby attractions include Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña (2 min walk), Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña (4 min walk), Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña (5 min walk), Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña (6 min walk).