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São Miguel (Portuguese for Saint Michael) is a parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,659, [ 1 ] in an area of 12.60 km². [ 2 ]
Vila Franca Islet was discovered no later than 1537—the year written documents first attest to its existence—as early settlers of São Miguel moved west from their original settlements. [5] In the past the islet accommodated various human activities and uses, including a military fort, a port, vineyards, and a whale watch. [ 5 ]
A view of the varied landscapes, including urban centre, rural pasturelands and mountainous interior. The municipality is located on the southern coast of São Miguel, and nestled between the three larger municipalities of Ponta Delgada (to the west), Ribeira Grande (in the north) and Vila Franca do Campo (on the eastern frontier); its municipal seat is approximately nine kilometers from the ...
São José is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.It is one of the constituent parts of the city of Ponta Delgada, and location of many of the island's more significant cultural and historical, commercial and residential buildings.
Cabouco is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,921, [ 1 ] in an area of 4.85 km². [ 2 ]
Church of São Miguel Arcanjo (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Vila Franca do Campo/Igreja de São Miguel Arcanjo), often confused as the Church of Senhor da Pedra, the 15th century church is one of the oldest in the Azores, with unpainted brick facade and orante interior that includes 16th century organ, gilded and azulejo-decorated chancel; [8]
The landing of the Spanish Tercios at Terceira during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 An 1845 engraving of the island of São Miguel (west is up). In 1427, São Miguel became the second of the islands discovered by Gonçalo Velho Cabral to be settled by colonists from continental Portugal.
Portugal: Auton. region: Azores: Island: São Miguel: Municipality: Ponta Delgada: Area ... It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel ...
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