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São Mateus (Madalena)
is a freguesia, civil parish along the southwestern coast of the concelho, municipality of Madalena (Azores), Madalena on the island Portugal, Portuguese Pico Island, island of Pico, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 772, in an area of 17.37 km². History It is known, from oral investigations, that one of the first freguesia, civil parishes created on the island of Pico was dedicated to the Apostles in the New Testament, apostle Mathew, and which extended along the southern coast in an area considerably larger than today's limits.Manuel Alexandre Madruga (1957), p.144 It was, then, part of the locality of ''Arruda'', its centre from Lajes (parish), Lajes, and whose name was derived from a medicinal plant discovered in the region. Geography Connected to the two principal centers (Madalena on the west coast and Lajes on the south coast) by the Regional E.R.1-1ª roadway, the parish is wedged between the parishes of São Caetano (Madalena), São Cae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Island
Pico Island (''Ilha do Pico,'' ) is an island in the Central Group, Azores, Central Group of the Portugal, Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Mount Pico, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet, Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the ''Ilha Preta'' ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic soils, which nourish its UNESCO-designated vineyards that once allowed the development of the island's economy. Pico is the second largest and, geologically speaking, the most recently formed island of the Azores, being around 300,000 years old. History The exact date of the island's discovery is not known. However, in the 1375 Catalan Atlas, Pico is depicted along several other islands of the Azores, where it is labelled as ''li colunbj''. In Cristoforo Soligo's map from 1475, Pico is described both as Don (honorific), Dom Diniz (or São ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
