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Cais Da Alfândega (Angra Do Heroísmo)
The Wharf of the Customshouse () is located on the edge of the Bay of Angra, in the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Sé (Angra do Heroísmo), Sé, concelho, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. History The anchorage is the oldest wharf in Angra do Heroísmo, established after the first settlers began arriving between 1470 and 1500, at the time when Álvaro Martins, Álvaro Martins Homem promoted its colonization. This wharf connected directly through the city gates to the ''Pátio da Alfândega'' (''Customhouse's Patio/Veranda''), the hospital of the Misericórdia (along the ''Rua de Santo Espírito'') and the building from which goods were registered and warehoused for the town. Many of the boats that transited the waters of the North Atlantic passed through Angra on their way to and from the colonies of North and South America. The oldest view of the old wharf was characterized in an engraving of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sé (Angra Do Heroísmo)
Sé is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira Island, Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 955, in an area of 1.65 km². It is one of the smallest parishes in Angra do Heroísmo. History Designated the island of Jesus Christ (''Ilha de Jesus Cristo''), at the time of its discovery and exploration by Portuguese navigators: the settlement of Terceira began around 1450, when it was conceded to the Flemish people, Fleming Jácome de Bruges, by Henry the Navigator, Infante D. Henrique. The first settlers to the island disembarked in the areas of Porto Judeu and Praia da Vitória, Pria, and slowly extended throughout the island. In the hilltop of Monte Brasil is the Fort of São João Baptista (also known as the Fort of São Filipe), built at the beginning of the era of Castilian occupation of the archipelago. It was constructed with the intention of being a potent fortress, to guard the riches and circulation of European shipping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Of São Benedito
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ("strong") and ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large cyclopean stone walls fitted without mortar had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae. A Greek '' phrourion'' was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acted as a border gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
