HISTORICAL
The
recorded
into
four distinct
from 1885
eeship
history
The
periods:
to 1914;
from 1944
DISCOVERY
atoll
was made
dotes
the discovery
the Japanese
to the present
Mandate
from the sixteenth
era from 1526
from 1914
century
to 1885;
and can be separated
the German
to 1944;
and the United
in 1526,
three
Protectorate
States
Trust-
time.
ERA
was
first
by Alvaro
by the British
significant
of Enewetak
BACKGROUND
reported
de Saavedra
fram 1792
contacts
sighted
through
were effected
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by Spaniards
in October
1529.
the end of the 18th
Several
century.
prior to the 19th century
other
years
before
sightings
However,
although
a landing
were reported
it appears
the first
that no
official
sur-