Overview
Aghurubw (Pronounced A-GA-RU-B) was a Carolinian (Refaluwasch) Chief and navigator who led his people from Satawal to what is now Saipan (a commonwealth of the United States in the Western Pacific Ocean) in the early 19th century.
Navigation To and Settlement Of Saipan
After an 1815 typhoon destroyed life on their home island of Satawal, Chief Aghurubw of the Ghatoliyool clan and Chief Nguschul (Pronounced NU-GU-SCHUL) of Elato asked permission from the Spanish Governor, Farallon de Medinilla, for their people to settle on the Island of Saipan.
They were granted permission to move to Saipan to manage their cattle herds, turning the island into a ranch or cattle plantation. They were also allowed to go to Tinian, an island neighboring Saipan.
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