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name = Azores Name used in the default map caption; image = Portugal Azores location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 39.9 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 36.7 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -31.6 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -24.7
1584 map of the Azores Islands Portugal fell into a dynastic crisis following the death of Cardinal-King Henry of Portugal in 1580. Of the various claimants to the crown, the most powerful was king Phillip II of Spain , who justified his rights to the Portuguese throne by the fact that his mother was a Portuguese royal princess, his maternal ...
The first Azorean historians referred to this parish, owing to the settlement of Inês da Maia, a noblewoman that established a home here in the 15th century. [ 3 ] The settlement of the community dates back to the early settlement of Ribeira Grande; the construction of the main church was begun at the end of the 15th century. [ 3 ]
Feteira is a civil parish in the southern part of the municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,899, [1] in an area of 14.46 km 2. [2] It occupies the southern foothills of the Caldeira Volcano, along the coast.
Santa Cruz is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,690, [ 1 ] in an area of 30.09 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Santa Luzia, Santa Rita, Juncal, Casa da Ribeira and Santa Cruz.
Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a civil parish and most populated area in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 5396 inhabitants in 2011, [ 1 ] the parish covers an area of approximately 6.52 square kilometres (2.52 sq mi) that extends from the southern coast of ...