▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁from ▁Mexico ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Qu ip u ha ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁mag a ' la hi , ▁or ▁high ▁ranking ▁male , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁H ag å t ña ▁when ▁the ▁Spanish ▁land ed ▁off ▁its ▁sh ores ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 . ▁Qu ip u ha ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁mission aries ▁and ▁cons ented ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁by ▁San ▁V itor es ▁as ▁Juan ▁Qu ip u ha . ▁Qu ip u ha ▁granted ▁the ▁lands ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Gu am , ▁the ▁D ul ce ▁Nom bre ▁de ▁Maria ▁{ S weet ▁Name ▁of ▁Mary } ▁C athedral ▁Bas il ica , ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 . ▁The ▁original ▁c athedral ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁C athedral , ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁Chief ▁Qu ip u ha ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁but ▁his ▁policy ▁of ▁allowing ▁the ▁Spanish ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁base ▁on ▁Gu am ▁had ▁important ▁consequences ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁It ▁also ▁facil itated ▁the ▁Man ila ▁G alle on ▁trade . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁Jes uit ▁priest ▁Diego ▁Luis ▁de ▁San ▁V itor es ▁and ▁his ▁assistant , ▁Pedro ▁Cal ungs od , ▁were ▁brut ally ▁killed ▁by ▁Chief ▁M ata ' p ang ▁of ▁Tom hom ▁( T um on ), ▁alleg edly