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                                                                      Papaya

                    The papaya is a common fruit known for it's sweet, delicious taste for recipes and just eating it alone. The papaya came from the plant Carica papaya, a sole species from the genus Carica in which overall belongs to the Caricaceae plant family. Other organisms generating to that plant family are mostly different types of papayas, such as the Oak-leaved papaya, Mountain papaya, Jacaratia or Wild papaya, and many others. Since the papaya was originated in the Mexican region, which also relates to the Spaniards, papaya was first introduced during the Spanish invasion in the 17th century. After Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Marianas, him and his fellow Spaniards influenced our ancient chamorros in many ways, especially agriculture. Farming was a huge priority together with religion during that time. The Spaniards introduce a variety of plants and animals to the anicient chamorros, in which the papaya is one them. They grew the papayas and it expanded and became to many regions in the CNMI. 

Sources:

"About the CNMI." Northern Marianas Humanities Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014. <http://northernmarianashumanities.org/sec.asp?secID=8>.

"Papaya." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaya#Distribution>.

"Family: Caricaceae." Family: Caricaceae. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014. <http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/Caricaceae/none/none/cultivar/0/#b>.