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The poet Bulhão Pato, writing of Ponta Delgada, was surprised by the extraordinary riches of the plantation owners, the "gentlemen farmers" that lived within the urbanized core: exporters of oranges and corn, bankers, investors, industrialists and shippers, all contributing to a privileged class of economic and social thinkers and philanthropists.
Portugal: $2.1 billion: Owner of Sacyr, Ebro Foods, and Damm Brewery [7] 677th (in 2008) José Berardo
The Azores Military Zone (Portuguese: Zona Militar dos Açores) or ZMA, headquartered in Ponta Delgada, is the Portuguese Army's command responsible for the readying, the training and the operational command of the ground forces stationed in the archipelago of the Azores. Until 2006, the ZMA was considered a territorial command.
São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,953, [1] in an area of 3.34 km 2. [2] The parish is part of the downtown area of Ponta Delgada. Until June 30, 2003, the parish was known as Matriz (Ponta Delgada).
The PSI-20 (an acronym of Portuguese Stock Index) [2] is a benchmark stock market index of companies that trade on Euronext Lisbon, the main stock exchange of Portugal.The index tracks the prices of the twenty listings with the largest market capitalisation and share turnover in the PSI Geral, the general stock market of the Lisbon exchange.
Pilar da Bretanha is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It was de-annexed from the historical parish of Bretanha on 10 July 2002, along with Ajuda da Bretanha. [1] The population in 2011 was 624, [2] in an area of 6.07 square kilometres (2.34 sq mi). [3]
The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 5 were minted until 1951, with the 10 minted until 1955 with a reduced silver content. In 1963, cupro-nickel 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 5 were introduced, followed by aluminium 10, bronze 20 and 50 centavos and 1 in 1969. Cupro-nickel 10 and 25 were introduced in 1971 and 1977, respectively. In 1986, a new coinage was introduced which ...
Ponta Delgada is a parish in the municipality of São Vicente on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,363, [ 1 ] in an area of 9.39 km 2 . [ 2 ] Ponta Delgada is located on the north coast, 2 km west of Boa Ventura and 6 km east of São Vicente.