Zvitsuwa zveMarshall zvakagadziriswa neMicronesians mumakore ekutanga emakore 2nd millennium BC. Zvishoma zvinozivikanwa nezvezvitsuwa 'nhoroondo yekutanga. Vagari vekutanga vakafamba pakati pezvitsuwa ne canoe vachishandisa machati echinyakare. Muongorori wechiSpanish Alonso de Salazar akasvika ipapo muna 1526, uye nzvimbo yezvitsuwa yakazozivikanwa se "Los Pintados" ("Vakapendwa (Ones)", zvichida achireva vanhu vekutanga vakawanikwa ipapo), "Las Hermanas" ("The Sisters") uye "Los Jardines" ("The Gardens") mukati meSpanish Empire. Yakatanga kuwira mukati mehutongi hweViceroyalty yeNew Spain, uye yakatungamirwa kuburikidza neMadrid, uyezve kuburikidza nekupfuura kweGeneral Captaincy yeLatin America, kuzvimiririra kwechitsuwa cheNew Spain kwakatanga muna 1821.
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