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the political and peasants classes, exploding into hostility in the community of
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the area of Topo, but later into the sheltered coves and fajãs) along the southern coast of the island). The island of São Jorge was ceded to João Vaz Corte-Real on 4 May 1483, becoming the first
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was a staple of the peasant class, and tax on these tuberculosis generated a large revenue for the administrative government. After three years of leniency, in 1692, Francisco Lopes Beirão (the local sheriff) ordered his agents to pressure the locals to pay their "tax". This created tensions between
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The first reference to São Jorge was in 1439, but it wasn't until 1470, when colonial nuclei dotted the southern and western coast: the first of these colonists were believed to have come from northern Europe. The municipality of
Calheta, whose first settlers arrived around the 1480s (principally in
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Volunteer Fire Department and the home of the island's Santa Casa da Misericórdia (home and support for the elderly). Over time, the influx of
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and the other in proximity to the port of
Calheta. Due to overfishing, activities in these factories have been suspended. Consequently, plans to convert the factory into a tourist hotel have progressed for the factory in Calheta. Yet, it is the collection and transformation of milk to produce the
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Meanwhile, other settlements developed rapidly due to a number of sheltered anchorages and the fertility of the small fajãs where colonists established homes. Fajã de São João, one of this settlements along the southern coast, had settlers as early as 1550 (this is conjecture established from the
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and São Jorge, persisted during the 16-17th
Centuries. In 1597, a section of the squadron commanded by the Count of Essex, attacked the village of Calheta. To repel the invaders, the inhabitants, hurled rocks (their only defense) from the cliffs at the English privateers attempting to reach the
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in the region and the relatively unspoilt natural conditions in the interior. This has had the corollary effect of expanding the production and sale of local handicraft and traditional artisanal pastries/cookies.
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The largest manifestation of local culture is exemplified in the popular activities associated with local philharmonic bands, the religiosity of its population and its association with the
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Calhetense settlers did not escape the attacks and destruction caused by pirates in the waters of the archipelago. English and French privateers, in addition to Turkish and Algerian (
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pillaged the settlements in São Jorge, and in 1816 an
Algerian pirate, while attempting to hunt and capture a merchant clipper was shelled by the cannons in the local fort in Calheta.
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shore. During the battle, one Portuguese soldier, Simão Gote was able to rob the ensign of their flag, and escape with it victoriously. In the 18th century, the French corsair
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which was being exported to Flanders for use in the dye industry), it was elevated to the status of {{pt:Vila}} on 3 June 1534, by decree of King
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488:Taro Revolt
325:25 November
287:Postal code
176:Established
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1080:2016-12-28
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299:Area code
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227:Elevation
205:President
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111:28°0′46″W
108:38°36′5″N
1334:Terceira
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1304:Nordeste
1235:Madalena
1204:Graciosa
1041:26 April
893:Archived
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470:roccella
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820:Saudade
802:Culture
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604:Economy
574:Calheta
426:Flemish
387:History
344:Calheta
330:Website
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