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Conceição (Horta)
Conceição is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Horta in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,138, in an area of 3.08 km². It is the second smallest parish within the administration of Horta. History The settlement of the area that became known as ''Nossa Senhora da Conceição'' was first attributed to the Flemish nobleman Joss van Aard (which was later transliterated into Portuguese as ''José da Terra'', literally ''Joseph of the Earth/Land''), where he made his home, cultivated a small parcel, and planted fruit trees on the edge of ''Ribeira dos Flamengos'' (''Ravine of the Flemings''): :''"...who settle along a ravine, today named Ribeira da Conceição, in virtue of the chapel to this invocation that he constructed..."'' Along his holdings was a large promontory that overlooked the Bay of Horta, and extended into the Canal that the Flemish colonists referred to as ''The Needle'' ('' nl, Spelk Maker''), later to be known in Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faial Island
Faial Island (), also known in English as Fayal, is a Portugal, Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: ''Grupo Central'') of the Azores. The Capelinhos Volcano, the westernmost point of the island, may be considered the westernmost point of Europe, if the Monchique Islet, near Flores Island (Azores), Flores Island, is considered part of North America, for it sits on the North American Plate. Its largest town is Horta, Azores, Horta. With its nearest neighbours, Pico Island, Pico (east across the channel) and São Jorge Island, São Jorge (northeast across the channel), it forms an area commonly known as the ''Triângulo'' (English: ''Triangle''). The island has also been referred to as the Ilha Azul (English: ''Blue Island''), derived from the writings of Portuguese poet Raul Brandão, due to the large quantity of hydrangeas that bloom during the summer months: History During a period of medieval legends and unsubstantiated stories of mystical lands, the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacete Of Pilar
The Residence of Pilar ( pt, Casa do Pilar) is a Baroque-era residence, now in complete ruins, on ''Lomba do Pilar'' in the freguesia, civil parish of Conceição (Horta), Conceição, municipality of Horta (Azores), Horta, in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The residence was one of the few formal ''solares'' or estate homes located on the island of Faial Island, Faial, that was abandoned, and later destroyed in a fire during the 20th century. History Pilar was the late 18th century residence of Manuel Inácio de Souza Sarmento, a rich politician in the municipal council of Horta and property-owner. He inherited from his father, brother and father-in-law a vast inheritance that he parlayed into property on the island, becoming a self-made millionaire in the process. Unlike many of the many estates in the Azores, this manor did not have any ancillary buildings normally associated with agricultural activities. It was conceived, along with many of the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayal Sport Clube
Fayal Sport Club is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from Horta, Azores, Horta, Azores. The men's football team plays in the district league. The team enjoyed spells in the Terceira Divisão in 1997–98 Terceira Divisão, 1997–98, 1999–2000 Terceira Divisão, 1999–2000, 2001–02 Terceira Divisão, 2001–02, 2006–07 Terceira Divisão, 2006 to 2007–08 Terceira Divisão, 2008 and 2011–12 Terceira Divisão, 2011–12. The team also contested the Taça de Portugal during these years. References Football clubs in Portugal Association football clubs established in 1909 1909 establishments in Portugal Football clubs in the Azores {{Portugal-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faial-Pico Channel
The Faial-Pico Channel ( pt, Canal Faial-Pico) is an long channel that separates the islands of Faial Island, Faial and Pico Island, Pico in the central group of the archipelago of the Azores. The strait is divided into various depressions, calderas and micro-systems, referred to as ''Baixas''. Geography The Baixa do Norte is located from ''Ponta da Espalamaca'', at a depth of approximately , to a depth reaching below sea level. The leading edge of the ''Baixa do Norte'' reef includes a series of large rocky outcrops, of less than in size. Considered a minor reef, the ''Baixa do Norte'' has been used by some fishers, who extended their catches from the ''Baixa da Barca''. The ''Baixa'' is characterized by peaks at the depth, with large blocks of rock and a fishery of considerable dimension. In comparison, the southern margins is characterized by peaks to about consisting of peaks and valleys. The southern or Baixa do Sul is a meridianal reef situated southeast of the port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Battery Of Espalamaca
The Military Battery of Espalamaca ( pt, Bateria de Costa da Ponta da Espalamaca), also known as the ''Position of Espalamaca'' ( pt, Posição da Espalamaca) or the ''Fort of Espalamaca'' ( pt, Forte da Espalamaca), is located over the promontory of Espalamaca, civil parish of Conceição, municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. History The fortifications were constructed in 1941, during the Second World War, in order to defend the port of Horta and the channel between Faial and Pico, anchorage for ships and transiting Allied forces. It was built in order to work in conjunction with the artillery batteries of Monte da Guia and anti-aircraft battery at Monte Carneiro. Along with the battery at Monte da Guia, the posts were garrisoned by members of the ''Bateria Independente de Defesa da Costa'' (BIDC3), each with their own sub-alternate officials, six sargents or militia, and 20 soldiers. The site was equipped with military equipment extracted fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, architectural or morphological features. In Spain, several Latin America, Latin American countries and the Philippines, the term may also be used to officially denote a division of a municipality. ''Barrio'' is an arabism (Classical Arabic ''barrī'': "wild" via Andalusian Arabic ''bárri'': "exterior"). Usage In Argentina and Uruguay, a ''barrio'' is a division of a municipality officially delineated by the local authority at a later time, and it sometimes keeps a distinct character from other areas (as in the Barrios and Communes of Buenos Aires, barrios of Buenos Aires even if they have been superseded by larger administrative divisions). The word does not have a special socioeconomic connotat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamengos
Flamengos is a Portuguese civil parish ( pt, freguesia) on the island of Faial in the archipelago of the Azores. Its name was derived from the grouping of Flemish settlers who made their homes in this landlocked valley, in the municipality of Horta. The population in 2011 was 1,604, in an area of 14.62 km². It contains the localities Cruz do Bravo, Farrobo, Lameiro Grande, Rua Nova, São Lourenço and Tafoneiro. History The first settlers that arrived in the area that became known as the ''Vale dos Flamengos'' ( en, Flemish Valley, or literally, ''Valley of the Flemish people''), were seeking a sheltered area that provided access to potable water. Their original beachhead, on the ''Lomba dos Frades'', in the Praia do Almoxarife valley was a disaster for the first Captain-Donatário Josse van Huerter (in 1465. His return in 1466-67 began a new phase in the island's history; discovering the fertile and sheltered geomorphology of the interior valley allowed the group of Flem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angústias
Angústias is one of the three ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") that comprise the urban area of the city of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. This is an economically active, densely populated area. The population in 2011 was 2,418, in an area of 3.79 km2. Due to its commercial nature, the parish is one of the island's primary destinations for tourism, due to the concentration of historical sights and shopping. It contains the localities Caminho do Meio, Courelas, Pasteleiro, Port Pim, Termo da Igreja and Vigia. History The first recorded reference to settlers in the area of Angústias referred to the pt, Vila de Orta (in 1532). Since 1468, the island and parish had been under the administration of Josse van Huerter, a Flemish leader during the early colonization of the island of Faial. The settlement and growth of the village of Orta (later Horta) was concentrated in two nuclei: an interior settlement in the valley of Flamengos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira Da Conceição, Horta, Ilha Do Faial, Açores, Portugal
Ribeira, Portuguese and Galician for ''stream'' or ''riverside'', may refer to the following places: Brazil *Ribeira, São Paulo, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil *Ribeira, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro * Ribeira do Amparo, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region *Ribeira do Piauí, a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region *Ribeira do Pombal, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region *Ribeira de Iguape River, a river of São Paulo state Cape Verde *Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, a municipality in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau *Ribeira Funda, Cape Verde, a settlement in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau *Ribeira da Barca, a settlement in the western part of the island of Santiago * Ribeira do Ilhéu, a settlement in the northern part of the island of Fogo *Ribeira do Calhau, a stream in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente *Ribeir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Horta Earthquake
The 1926 Horta earthquake ( pt, Sismo da Horta de 1926/Terramoto da Horta), occurred at 8:42 a.m. (local time) on 31 August. It caused the destruction of many of the buildings located in the city of Horta, the central group of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores, resulting in the death of nine and the partial or complete destruction of 4,138 buildings. Earthquake From April 1926 onwards, the island of Faial was rocked by a series of tremors that increased in intensity, until 5 April. On this date, a singular event resulted in destruction or damage to buildings in the civil parishes of Flamengos, Ribeirinha and Conceição, in particular in the localitiesof Farrobo, Lomba and Espalhafatos. On 31 August, at about 8:40 in the morning, the islands were raised by a violent earthquake with its epicentre centralized in the Faial-Pico Channel, at a depth of and with a body wave magnitude of 5.3–5.9. The earthquake progressed to a Mercalli Intensity of X (''Extreme'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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