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Ironically, Fernando de Ulmo was then married to one of the daughters of Fernão Teles and lived on one of the islands of the Azores when, in 1486, he received authorization from King João II of Portugal to begin his expedition.
Map of the Azores Islands (1584) by Abraham Ortelius. The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
This category is for people who have lived in the Azores, an island region of Portugal. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Though the royal title would be short-lived, it allowed the family to firmly establish itself afterwards in the Azores and Madeira islands. The family is one of the most expansive and established families of the Portuguese nobility , as well as the Spanish nobility .
Joost De Hurtere (1430 in Torhout, Duchy of Burgundy – 1495 in Horta, Azores islands, Portugal), also known by several transliterations (such as Josse van Huerter, Josse van Hurtere, Josse De Hurtere or Joss van Hürter, and later in Portuguese, Joss de Utra or just Dutra) was the first settler, and captain-major of the Portuguese island of Faial in the Azores.
The remote Azores archipelago used to be known for its whale hunting. These days, however, it’s better known for whale watching – and is officially one of the most sustainable places on the ...
Gaspar Frutuoso wrote Saudades da Terra, the first history of the Azores and Macaronesia, in the 1580s.. A small number of alleged hypogea (underground structures carved into rocks) have been identified on the islands of Corvo, Santa Maria, and Terceira by Portuguese archaeologist Nuno Ribeiro, who speculated that they might date back 2,000 years, implying a human presence on the island before ...
José de Freitas Escobar Júnior, was one of the more important figures in the Azores, owing to his management and directorship of the Cooperative Ilha das Flores, for 40 years. [3] Native of Flores, he had emigrated to the United States and later to Brazil, before returning some years later when his brother was gravely ill. [3]