evidence: In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 180 kilometers south of the Fakaofo Atoll, which belongs to Tokelau, and 300 kilometers north of Savai’i, the largest of the islands in American Samoa, is Swains (or Olohega in the Tokelauan language). [...] It was precisely the family who caused the atoll to pass to U.S. sovereignty. In 1909, the United Kingdom demanded the Jennings pay 85 dollars in taxes, claiming Swains was British territory. [...] This article was first published on our Spanish Edition on May 17, 2024: Isla Swains, el atolón paradisíaco que pertenece a una sola familia desde 1856 y se disputan Estados Unidos y Tokelau