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São Martinho (other)
São Martinho (Portuguese for "Saint Martin") may refer to the following places: Places In Angola *Saint Martin of the Tigers, São Martinho dos Tigres In Brazil *São Martinho, Rio Grande do Sul *São Martinho, Santa Catarina In Portugal *São Martinho das Amoreiras, a parish in the municipality of Odemira *São Martinho do Porto, a parish in the municipality of Alcobaça *São Martinho de Angueira, a parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro *São Martinho (Alcácer do Sal), a parish in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal *São Martinho (Covilhã), a parish in the municipality of Covilhã *São Martinho (Seia), a parish in the municipality of Seia *São Martinho (Sintra), a parish in the municipality of Sintra *São Martinho (Funchal), a parish in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira *São Martinho River, a river that is a tributary of the Sado River in Portugal Other *São Martinho (1580), São Martinho, Portuguese Navy galleon *São Martinho (company), São Martinho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martin Of The Tigers
Saint Martin of the Tigers (in portuguese: ''São Martinho dos Tigres''), sometimes referred to simply as Village of Tigres Bay (in portuguese: ''Vila da Baía dos Tigres''), is a ghost town in southern Angola, located on Tigres Island, currently separated from the Angolan mainland by the Tigres Strait. For legal purposes it is also a commune in the municipality of Tômbua, in the province of Namibe. It was founded in 1860 as a model settlement town to serve as a population and economic center in one of the most inhospitable regions of the Namibe desert. The Portuguese colonial government sent many inhabitants of the Algarve, with great experience in sea fishing, to found the village of Saint Martin of the Tigers, in the still existing Tigres bay.Azevedo, José Manuel deA colonização do Sudoeste Angolano : do deserto do Namibe ao planalto da Huíla - 1849-1900 Salamanca: Salamanca University, 2014. The village had great infrastructure, having become the largest Angolan fishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
