Venancio Roberto was a resident of

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who briefly seized the office of Commissioner of Guam from December 31, 1898 to January 2, 1899 before his rule was declared illegitimate by

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Vincendon Cottman of . In 1898, Roberto overthrew

José Sisto José Sisto, also called José Sisto Rodrigo and José Sixto, was twice Governor of Guam, first after overthrowing Francisco Martínez Portusach, and again after being legitimately placed in the position by the United States government. He serve ...

, and was put in office by a

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composed of a number of district leaders from around the island; only two days later, the

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decided that Sisto held the legitimate claim to the office, despite Roberto's generally more pro-

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leanings. The coalition, which included local leader Father José Palomo y Torres and former governor Francisco Portusach Martínez, stepped aside until the ownership of Guam could be determined.

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