Juan de los Reyes
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Juan de los Reyes was a Spanish priest and was among the protomartyrs of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

. He was the next Pampango victim together Padre Sebastian de Monroy, SJ and one Spanish and five Mexican soldiers. On Sunday, September 6, 1676, as the missionary team was about to embark on a boat from the village of Sumay to the center in Agana, Guam, they were slain with a hail of stones, clubs and spears by the natives they had tried to covert to their faith.
  • Santiago, Luciano P. R., "The Cornerstone: Kapampangan Pioneers in the Catholic Church (1592 – 2001)". Angeles City: Center for Kapampangan Studies, 2002.
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