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Regency Of Angra
The Regency of Angra, also referred to as Regency of Terceira, is a period in the history of the Azores in which the regency council established by Decree of 15 June 1829, signed by D. Pedro in the name of his daughter Queen D. Maria II of Portugal. This council was installed in Angra (today Angra do Heroísmo) on the island Terceira, then the only city in the Portuguese domains under the control of liberal forces. The Angra Regency functioned effectively from 15 March 1830, guiding the destinies of the liberal faction of the Portuguese Civil War until the arrival of D. Pedro on the island, on 3 March 1832. During its term, it issued several proclamations and 65 decrees. History Liberalism A Liberal presence on the island of Terceira originated with the 1810 deportation to the island of 30 exiles as a result of the Third French Invasion of Portugal.Carlos Enes (2007), p.7 Arriving onboard the frigate ''Amazona'', the mostly Jacobites and Masons were maltreated by their hosts, espec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Azores
The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about west of Lisbon, about northwest of Morocco, and about southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. Myth and legend Stories of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, legendary and otherwise, had been reported since classical antiquity. Utopian tales of the Fortunate Isles (or Isles of the Blest) were sung by poets like Homer and Horace. Plato articulated the legend of Atlantis. Ancient writers like Plutarch, Strabo and, more explicitly, Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy, testified to the real existence of the Canary Islands. The Middle Ages saw the emergence of a new set of legends about islands deep in the Atlantic Ocean. These were sourced in various places, e.g. the Irish ''immrama'', or missionary sailing voyages (such as the tales of Ui Corra and Saint Brendan) and the sagas of Norse adventurers (such as the Grœnlendinga sag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
