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 vey and cP 3 Tr -0.0260673.3 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-