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  1. ioa.factsanddetails.com

    Learn about the origins and cultures of the Palauan people, who arrived from Southeast Asia around 1000 B.C. and developed a matrilineal society. Explore the influences of European explorers, traders and missionaries, and the Japanese occupation during World War II.
  2. lebarty.bongchong.com

    Palau's strategic location in the Pacific made it a focal point during colonial expansions and wartime conflicts, particularly evident in the brutal Battle of Peleliu during World War II. Post-war administration by the United States paved the way for Palau's political evolution, culminating in its independence in 1994.
  3. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Palau is located between several important geographical locations, which is why it was a top strategic location for nuclear weapons activities during the Cold War era. Palau is within hundreds of miles of New Guinea, Guam, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Bali, the former Soviet Union, and Korea.
  4. palauconsulate.be

    Palau's early history is still largely veiled in mystery. Why, how or when people arrived on our beautiful islands is unknown, but studies indicate that today's Palauans are distant relatives of the Malays of Indonesia, Melanesians of New Guinea and Polynesians.
  5. The Republic of Palau comprises the most western of the Caroline Islands in the north-west Pacific. Ancestors of the present Caroline Islanders are thought to have come from Southeast Asia between 3,000 and 4,500 years ago. Archaeological evidence confirms the existence of early specialised shell and stone technology and extensive agricultural terracing.
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    History of Palau

    Palau was initially settled around 1000 BC. Palau was likely sighted for the first time by Europeans as early as 1522, when the Spanish mission of the Trinidad, the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the 5th parallel north, naming them "San Juan" without visiting them. Palau was subsequently discovered by the Europeans on 28 December 1696 when the first map of Palau was drawn by the Czech missionary Paul Klein based on a description given by a group of Palauans shipwrecked on the Philippine coast on Samar. This map and a letter sent to Europe by Klein in June 1697 had a vast impact on interest in Palau. It resulted in the first Jesuit attempts to travel to the islands from the Philippines in 1700, 1708 and 1709, which failed to establish missions. Wikipedia

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