Editing Koror (section)

==History==
In the oral tradition of Palau, Koror is one of the children of Milad, and thus occupies an important position in traditional belief. In addition, Koror is the home of the clan of the [[Ibedul]], the high chief of Palau.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Snyder |first1=David. |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003299366 |title=Archaeology and historic preservation in Palau |last2=Adams |first2=William Hampton |last3=Butler |first3=Brian M. |date=1997 |publisher=U.S. National Park Service |series=Anthropology research series / Division of Cultural Affairs, Republic of Palau 2 |location=San Francisco |access-date=2021-06-07 |archive-date=2021-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607141933/https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/003299366 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Several traditional villages in Koror span the volcanic and rock island portions. Many of the stone platforms , odesongel, serve as clan cemeteries, and other stone features serve as shrines. The lagoon is an important resource area, and was probably intensively exploited prehistorically.<ref name=":1" /> 

The first sighting of Koror, [[Babeldaob]], and [[Peleliu]] recorded by Westerners was by the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish expedition]] of [[Ruy López de Villalobos]] at the end of January, 1543. They were then charted as ''Los Arrecifes'' (The Reefs in Spanish).<ref>Burney, James ''A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean'', London, 1813, v.I, p.233.</ref> In November and December 1710 these three islands were again visited and explored by a [[Spanish East Indies|Spanish missionary expedition]] commanded by [[Sargento Mayor]] Francisco Padilla on board the [[patache]] ''Santísima Trinidad''. 

Two years later they were explored in detail by the expedition of Spanish naval officer Bernardo de Egoy.<ref>Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" ''Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid'', t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.296.</ref> He was part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines, dependent on the Viceroyalty of New Spain. In 1919 it became the capital of the [[South Seas Mandate]]. LtCol [[Earl Hancock Ellis]], the first Director of [[Marine Corps Intelligence]], died on Koror in May 1923.  On 7 October 2006, [[Ngerulmud]] replaced Koror as Palau's capital city.