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Vila De São Sebastião
Vila de São Sebastião, commonly shortened to São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian), is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,096, in an area of . It is in the southeastern part of the island of . It contains the localities Arrabalde, Boavista, Cavalas, Canada da Salga, Contendas, Cruz, Maria Vieira, Ribeira Seca de Cima, Ribeira Seca de Baixo, Salgueiros and Vila de São Sebastião. History The history of the parish is tied to the early settlement of Terceira. A year after the |
Terceira Island
Terceira () is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 53,311 inhabitants in an area of approximately . It is the location of the Azores' oldest city, Angra do Heroísmo, the historical capital of the archipelago and UNESCO World Heritage Site; the seat of the judicial system (Supreme Court); and the main Air Force base, Lajes Field, Base Aérea nº 4 at Lajes, with a United States Air Force detachment. The island has two main sea ports, one at Angra do Heroísmo and the other at Praia da Vitória, and a commercial airport integrated with the flight operations at Lajes Field, Base Aérea nº 4. The Portuguese bullfight is popular on the island, coming in two variations: the traditional equestrian bullfight (in the ring) and the popular "touradas à corda" that occur in the streets. History In 1439, the first official discovery document appeared, attributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish. The official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, although the Brussels-Capital Region that includes it has an independent regional government. The powers of the government of Flanders consist, among others, of economic affairs in the Flemish Region and the community aspects of Flanders life in Brussels, such as Flemish culture and education. Geographically, Flanders is mainly flat, and has a small section of coast on the North Sea. It borders the French department of Nord to the south-west near the coast, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Ferreira Drummond
Francisco Ferreira Drummond (21 January 1796 – 9 November 1858) was a historian, Paleography, palaeograph, musician and politician from a locality of Vila de São Sebastião on the island of Terceira, the Portuguese Azores. He was a historic publisher occupying a better part of his work with documenting the History of the Azores (primarily from the island of Terceira), where he was responsible for writing the ''Anais da Ilha Terceira'' ('Annals of the island of Terceira'). Biography Francisco Ferreira Drummond was born in the modern parish of Vila de São Sebastião, Terceira Island, Terceira. He was the son of Tomé Ferreira Drumond, a wealthy landowner, and his wife Rita de Cássia, who delivered Francisco at home on 21 January 1796 and baptized six days later. The Drummond family was intimately linked to the first educational classes and administrators of the Vila de São Sebastião: Tomé would hold the presidency in 1821, and his older brother, José Ferreira Drummond, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Of Greta (Angra Do Heroísmo)
The Fort of Greta ( pt, Forte da Greta) is a fort along the promontory of Santa Catarina, on the western edge of the Bay of Mós, in the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Vila de São Sebastião, in the Concelho, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. History The Fort of Greta was a fortification constructed on Terceira during the context of the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, 1580 Succession Crisis by the Corregedor of the Azores (Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos). Its construction was part of the defensive plan originally elaborated by Tommaso Benedetto in 1567, following the attacks of the French pirate Pierre Bertrand de Montluc, who attacked Funchal in October 1566 and later in Angra: :"''There didn't exist at that time [during the Succession Crisis of 1580] all along the island coast some fortress, except that Fort of São Sebastião, of São Sebastião, that if along the southern curtain there had been a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse Of Ponta Das Contendas
The Ponta das Contendas Lighthouse ( pt, Farol da Ponta das Contendas) is lighthouse located along the promontory of Contendas, in the civil parish of São Sebastião, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. History On 2 March 1882, the ''Comissão dos Faróis e Balizas'' (''Commission on Lighthouses and Beacons'') released the first plans for the installation of a lighthouse in Ponta das Contendas, equipped with a second-order lantern, that would illuminate a 240° focal range with 4 clarions (three white and one red). A year later, there was a determination that Ponta de São Jorge would be a better candidate. By 1902 the lighthouse had not yet been built. A new commission judged that Ponta de São Jorge was too obscure, and judged that a more convenient site would be Ponta das Contendas. The revised project substituted the second-order lantern for a fifth-order light, with six clarions. A parcel of land owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baía Dos Salgueiros Vila De São Sebastião, Ilha Terceira, Açores, Portugal
Baia is a commune in Suceava County, Romania. Baia may also refer to : Populated places and jurisdictions In Africa * Baia, Numidia, an ancient former city and bishopric, now a Latin catholic titular see * Baía, Angola, town near Luanda * Baía, Cape Verde, village on Santiago island In Europe * Baia, Tulcea, commune in Romania * Baia, a village in Vărădia de Mureș Commune, Arad County, Romania * Baia Mare, a city in Maramureș County, Romania * Baia de Aramă, a town in Mehedinţi County, Romania * Baia de Arieș, a town in Alba County, Romania * Baia Sprie, a town in Maramureș County, Romania * Baia de Criș, a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania * Baia de Fier, a commune in Gorj County, Romania * Baia Nouă, a village in Dubova Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania * Alternative name for Baiae, Italy Rivers * Baia (Tisza), Romania * Baia or Bayas (river), Spain People with the surname ''Baia'' * Vítor Baía, retired Portuguese footballer Other uses * "Baía" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. He was also the first monarch to bear the title: ''By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Da Vitória
Praia da Vitória (; translating as "Beach of Victory") is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035 (in 2011), the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of , that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior. History The area of Praia, was one of the first points colonized on the island of Terceira. Praia constituted the seat of the Donatary-Captaincy of Terceira between 1456 and 1474; the island's first Captain, Jácome de Bruges along with his first lieutenant, Diogo de Teive, established their residency at this site. By 1474, the island was divided into two captaincies (Praia and Angra): the Captaincy of Praia reverted to Álvaro Martins Homem, Bruges' successor. The growth of the woad industry and export wheat market concentrated along the fertile ''Ramo Grande'' area, allowed Praia to grow rapidly. Consequently, Praia was elevated to the status of ''vila'' (comparab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacome De Bruges
Jacome or Jácome is a Portuguese and Spanish surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jácome de Bruges (born 1418), Flemish businessman *Jacome Gonsalves (1676–1742), Sri Lankan priest and missionary *Jácome Ratton (1736–1820), Franco-Portuguese businessman *Antía Jácome (born 1999), Spanish sprint canoeist * Antônio Jácome (born 1962), Brazilian politician * Arella Jácome (born 2004), Ecuadorian politician *Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione (born 1967), Mexican economist *Dolores Isabel Jacome Silva (born 1991), Portuguese footballer *Elías Jácome (1945–1999), Ecuadorian football referee *Fernando Jácome (born 1980), Colombian freestyle swimmer *Jason Jacome (born 1970), American baseball pitcher *Juan Jácome (born 1960), Ecuadorian footballer *Leon Jacome, an alias of Ramón Mercader (1913–1978), Spanish communist and Soviet spy *Mariela Jácome (born 1996), American-born Ecuadorian footballer *Rafael Jácome de Andrade (1851–1900), Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angra Do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, Bishop of the Azores, government entities, and having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. The population in 2011 was 35,402, in an area of 239.00 km². It was classified as a World Heritage Site, World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1983. Name Angra is the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for "inlet", "cove", or "bay". The epithet ' ("of Heroism", "the Heroic") was granted to the city by Maria II of Portugal, Maria II to commemorate its citizens' Battle of Praia da Vitória, successful defense of the island against a Miguelist assault in 1829. History Some claim that Angra was founded by Álvaro Martins, who sailed with Didrik Pining on his expedition to the New W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silves Municipality, Portugal
Silves () is a city and municipality in the Portuguese region of Algarve, in southern Portugal. The population of the entire municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126, in an area of 680.06 km2. The urbanized area of the city proper has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Silves is the former capital of the Kingdom of the Algarve (1249–1910), a nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal (1139-1910), and is of great historical importance. History The region of Silves has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic, as attested by archaeological remains, including several menhirs. The river Arade, which was navigable in historical times, linked the hinterland to the open ocean and allowed the transport of produce and commerce. The town of Silves (''Cilpes'') was possibly founded during the times of Roman domination, when the region was part of the Lusitania province. It was probably a Lusitanian Castro in pre-Roman times; however the region was also settled by other Indo-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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