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1018: 1029: 789: 588:, where Don Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz defeated the Anglo-French supporters of D. António (the pretender to the Portuguese throne) off the coast of São Miguel, the Marquis concentrated his forces at a less defended beach 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Angra do Heroísmo. With a fleet to ninety-six ships and 9,500 men (as well as a garrison of 2,000 on Sao Miguel) the Marquis was able to defeat the forces of D. António after one day's fighting. Although French and English soldiers on the island were allowed to retire unharmed, D. Antonio and a handful of his supporters were lucky to escape with their lives. 865: 873: 573:(who inherited the islands of Terceira and Graciosa following the death D. Fernando, the adopted son of the Infante D. Henrique) divided the island of Terceira into two captaincies: Angra (which was given to João Vaz Corte Real) and Praia (which was given to Álvaro Martins Homem). Apart from the Portuguese and Flemish settlers, colonists from Madeira, many slaves from Africa, new Christians and Jews populated the island at this time, developing new commercial ventures including wheat (exported during the 15th century throughout the empire), sugar-cane, 947: 618: 379: 851:. These volcanic structures rise from a depth of over 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Radiocarbon dating of eruptive units, in support of geologic mapping, has improved the known chronology of Middle to Late Pleistocene and Holocene volcanic activity on the island of Terceira, Azores, defining the east-to-west progression in stratovolcano growth. These have commonly resulted in a classification of the eruptive events into the following structures: 1262: 1063:. The municipality of Angra do Heroísmo is in the southern half of the island, and includes the historical town of Angra, its suburban communities and many of the coastal resort communities (such as Porto Martins). Praia da Vitória is highly concentrated in the north-northeast corner of the island, along an axis between Cabo do Porto and Lajes. It is generally considered the industrialized center of the island, and is the location of one of the two main commercial ports, 391: 97: 2044: 1240:. This was, in part, due to the fact that, as a link between the New World and Europe, Vasco de Gama, in 1499, and Pedro de Alvarado, in 1536, set up Angra as an obligatory port-of-call for the fleets of equatorial Africa and of the East and West Indies. The classification by UNESCO was based on criteria 4 and 5 that governed the inclusion based on universal historical significance (based on its place in the exploration). 2004: 813: 1997: 271: 106: 36: 584:, the Azores was the only portion of the Portuguese overseas empire to resist the Spanish until the summer of 1583. Philip II of Spain had offered an amnesty if the Azores surrender, but his messenger met with a very hostile reception at Angra do Heroísmo (escaping to São Miguel, which had presented its allegiance to the King of Spain). Following the 925:). The groupings of volcanic structures on the island are aligned along a northwest–southwest and west-northwest-east-southeast orientation that extends to the submarine vents/volcanoes towards the eastern basin of Graciosa, including geomorphological alignments of smaller volcanic structures (including both basaltic and trachytic cones). 1300:, men dressed in traditional garb (white shirts, grey pants and a black hat), who control the animal from a distance (providing some sense of security). Courageous people then attempt to provoke the animal and get as close to it while avoiding being gored (resulting in the occasional injury or mayhem). Some 552:...that ancient settlers of the island of Terceira, that were the first to settle in a band to the north, where they call Quatro Ribeiras, where now the parish of Santa Beatriz is located, and where the first church existed on the island, but were few settlers remained due to difficult access and bad port. 1526:
Father Gaspar Frutuoso indicated the reasons for choosing the place: "...it is in the same way, referring to the first settlement: because desirous that it should not be seen from the sea, due to the battles we had with Spain, and fearing it would be assaulted and destroyed...that it was similar to
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of the terrain. The number of volcanic cones and the stratovolcanos that occupy the major part of the interior of the island, forced most communities along the coastal lowlands and river-valleys, producing a "ring" of urbanization that circles the island, usually following the Regional Road network.
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has been responsible for severe seismic events. Historically, both faults have produced earthquakes that are relatively shallow, strong and responsible for the destruction of property in the northeastern corner (specifically in 1614 and 1841). During the 1614 event, whose epicenter was located along
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domes (approximately 808 m/2651 ft in altitude), flows, and minor pyroclastic deposits for another 100,000 years (until at least 111 ka). The highest point along the caldera rim reaches 623 metres (2,044 feet). The northern portion of the Caldera is less well exposed, but reflects a similar age
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These performances are in the form of dance groups that travel around the island to get on stage and show the work that they put in for the people to enjoy. These dances are a way of showing bravado and magnificence in the form of popular theater. It is essentially a way of entering Lent, the idea
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activity by about 370–380,000 years ago. Collapse of the upper part of the stratovolcanic edifice formed an enormous 7 by 9 kilometres (4 by 6 miles) caldera about 370,000 years ago. Post-caldera eruptions of basalt from cinder cones on and near the caldera floor and trachytic pyroclastic flow and
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made an unprecedented landfall on the island with sustained winds reaching 65 miles per hour. This landfall was unprecedented due to the time of year it occurred, which was mid-January. Alex is one of four known tropical cyclones to make landfall on the Island of Terceira, with the others being an
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Carnaval in Terceira is celebrated between the Saturday and Tuesday stated above, but in reality the planning that is required for this all to occur can take all year. The clothing that groups wear have intricate designs and the songs and plays created just for this day demand much time. There is
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One festivity that is celebrated at large on Terceira is Carnaval. Carnaval, or "Entrudo"as it is called on the island, is celebrated in quite a different way than other cultures around the world. The celebration starts on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, when halls around the island open their
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breed of horse, is the centre of this event: the rider will attempt to wear out the bull, while lancing a dart onto the bull's back. The matadores, in comparison to their Spanish counterparts, play a small role, usually distracting the bull during the event. At the end of each bout/bullfight, the
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Away from the coast, Terceira is a wild and hilly landscape with many walking and hiking trails. Much of the interior of the island is a nature reserve; from the heights of the Serra do Cume to the slopes of Santa Bárbara, there are several paths along the patchwork of small farms, stonewalls and
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Though the Azores are generally socially conservative, of all the islands, Terceira is known for having the most open gay male community. The famous twentieth century Terceiran poet, J.H. Santos Barros argued in 1978 that a tradition of homosexuality on the island dated back to the influence of
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There are different kinds of dances, and they come from the ideas of those who create these different groups. Basically, every dance brings their unique outfits, music, songs as well as a play. The celebration of Carnaval in Terceira ends on the Tuesday before Lent. The tradition is so important
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and assigned him as his lieutenant and overseer for the island of Terceira. A few years later, Bruges moved his residence to Praia, began construction on the Matriz Church in 1456, and administered the Captaincy of the island from this location (around 1460), until he mysteriously disappeared in
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and many of the associated businesses associated with the Air Force base. Apart from the uninhabited areas at the center of the island, the northwestern and portions of the western coast are sparsely populated, apart from small agglomerations of homes along the roadways. Within the municipal
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will challenge the bull to charge, while the remainder of the team follow the leader. The team leader attempts to grab the animal by its horns then, supported by his team, they subdue the bull. Once exhausted, the animal, normally disoriented, barely reacts when the group disperses.
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is located on the southeast of the Santa Bárbara stratovolcano. This feature is marked by trachyte domes and crosses from the coast at Ponta do Queimado (from the historical basin of Serreta) to the cliffs, faults, basaltic lava and fissural eruptions near the center of the island.
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Pico Alto Volcanic Complex: a tightly spaced cluster of trachyte domes and short flows, is a younger part of Guilherme Moniz Volcano. Stratigraphic studies and radiocarbon analysis suggest that most of the Pico Alto eruptions occurred during the period from about 9000 to 1000 years
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The Maciço da Serra do Cume, located within the ancient remnants of the Cinco Pico caldera, is a clear example of the patchwork of small holdings visible in the Azores. Bisected by many parcels of cultivatable lands, each holding is divided by hedgerows made of volcanic rock and
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framework, communities are subdivided into local civil parishes (19 in Angra do Heroismo and 11 in Praia da Vitória), and managed by the executive (that includes a President and cabinet) and the civil committee (with its chairperson and assembly) of the Junta Freguesia.
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The main economic activity on the island is raising of livestock and the production of dairy-based products. The island has two main sea ports, one at Angra do Heroísmo and the other at Praia da Vitória, and a commercial airport integrated with the flight operations at
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on the island. The field had already been operational by the British who used the 1373 Treaty of Windsor to get approval to build an Air Force base and they brought in US equipment, but the US was not allowed to realistically use the base until Portugal agreed in 1944.
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also a time before Carnaval in which the elderly of the island have their performances in a tradition called "Danças da Terceira Idade". These are essentially dances created specifically for the elderly to partake in a tradition that they had a hand in upholding.
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The organisation Opus Diversidade (originally Opus Gay) - one of the oldest LGBTQ+ organisations in Portugal - was founded in Terceira in 1997. The first same sex marriage in the Azores took place in Angra de Heroismo in 2010. In 2013, the documentary film,
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Historically, there has been uncertainty in the date and the discoverer associated with the islands of the Azores. Nautical charts before the "official" discovery identified islands in the Atlantic Ocean as far back as 1325, when a chart by
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at a similar latitude to Portugal's capital Lisbon, and the island group is an insular part of Portugal. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 53,311 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75
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Terceira island is an active volcanic island, that is composed of several older extinct volcanoes. The highest point of Terceira is 1021 m, formed by the summit of the dormant Santa Barbara volcano, known as the
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in 1829. In a decree, issued on 15 March 1830, Angra was named as Portuguese capital by the Terceirenses constitutional forces, who protected and supported exiled Liberals who supported the rights of Queen
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The beginning of the discovery of the main islands would not begin until two years later, when the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel would be discovered, and attributed to Gonçalo Velho Cabral.
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also do away with the rope entirely or become semi-aquatic (when the bulls chase the participants off a dock). Following these "games" the animal is eventually retrieved and a festival will begin.
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Fissural Zone: Connecting the eastern portion of Santa Bárbara, the western frontier of Pico Alto and Guilherme Moniz exist a grouping of fissural volcanoes and basaltic cones (
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within this society that those who have emigrated brought the custom along with them. This can be seen in areas such as Northeastern United States, California and Canada.
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Terceira island has two main sea ports, one at Angra do Heroísmo and the other at Praia da Vitória, and a commercial airport integrated with the flight operations at
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Guilherme Moniz Volcanic Complex: the southern portion, in the central part of the island, began erupting about 100,000 years later (about 270,000 ka) and produced
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and a patchwork of hedged parcels of land. The nuclei of these communities were the religious parishes, and the churches that dot the landscape of the island.
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because it was part of the dioceses of Angra, through the invocation of San Salvador (although this implies that a dioceses existed prior to its discovery).
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Ironically, Álvaro Martins Homem had already begun settlement of the Angra area at the time that the Infante D. Beatriz assigned the colony to the Captain
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pumice fall deposits from younger volcanoes west of Cinco Picos have refilled much of the caldera producing an almost-uninterrupted fertile plain.
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The Portuguese bullfight is popular on the island, coming in two variations: the traditional equestrian bullfight (in the ring) and the popular "
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Administratively, Terceira is divided (along an irregular diagonal frontier from north-northwest to south-southeast) into two municipalities:
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The Achada Plain, within the Guilherme Moniz Volcanic Complex, is a fertile pastureland used for rotational crops and grazing dairy cattle
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Political tension rose in the 1820s between constitutionalists or Liberals, (supporters of the constitutional monarchy installed by King
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the Lajes fault eight kilometres (5.0 miles) offshore, recorded magnitudes for the earthquake were between 5.8 and 6.3 on the
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Island tectonics are highlighted by two great faults in the northeast corner (the Lajes and the Fontinhas faults), the Lajes
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Cinco Picos Volcanic Complex: the oldest on Terceira (defined by the Serra do Cume), which completed its main
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will take place involving a grande procession and participation of men dressed in 16th-century costume: the
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The western part of Terceira Island is more heavily forested than the eastern part, due to the prevailing
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In 1810, a number of journalists and others considered to favor the French, including the industrialist
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Homosexuals from the other islands of the Azores choose Terceira as their home or 'head quarters' .
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formations that occupy the volcano's caldera and along various alignments of the volcano's flanks.
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range. The northwest portion of the caldera was formed sometime after 44 ka. Several well-studied
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Calverta, Andrew T.; Mooreb, Richard B.; McGeehinc, John P.; da Silva, António Rodrigues (2006).
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it was discovered on the first day of January, traditionally the feast day of the name of Jesus;
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In 1439, the first official discovery document appeared, attributing the discovery of the
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The Insular Effect: LGBTQ people's experiences through the lens of geographical isolation
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was complete after the island of Terceira was reconciled, followed by the seizure of the
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the lands of the Alentejo...lands that were welcoming...(Drummond, Francisco Ferreira.
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In 1766, the reorganization of system of Captaincies was undertaken, resulting in one
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Toward the end of WWII, Portugal went from becoming a neutral country to, in 1944, a
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that blanket much of the island likely erupted from Guilherme Moniz Volcano.
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country in favor of the allies. A military agreement was signed with the
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Location of the island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores
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Self, S. (1976). "The recent volcanology of Terceira, Azores".
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Castilian troops stationed on the island in the 16th century.
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Regardless, it was only a temporary name, as the colloquial
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These communities began as agricultural enclaves, based on
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Ignimbrite Stratigraphy and Chronology on Terceira Island
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doors to the public who waits to see the performances.
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identified "Bracile" west of Ireland, and later one by
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but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see
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at Lajes, with a United States Air Force detachment.
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Terceira is the location of the Azores' oldest city,
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The island of Terceira consists of four overlapping
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University of Coimbra. p. 24. 733:On 16 March 2003, President of the United States 339:archipelago, about a third of the way across the 257: 2248:Hydrothermal vents and seamounts of the Azores 1755:Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 506:it was discovered on a Thursday or Friday, on 2274: 1979: 722:On 24 August 2001, Terceira made the news as 8: 2695:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2690:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 753:, which began four days later, on 20 March. 79: 1852:Scarth, Alwyn; Tanguy, Jean-Claude (2001). 1380:The carnival is a stage, the island a party 832:built over a geologic structure called the 398:; mural in the Monastery of São Lorenzo de 2289:Outlying territories of European countries 2281: 2267: 2259: 1986: 1972: 1964: 798:Island of Terceira viewed from the North. 663:, were exiled to the island for a period. 104: 95: 78: 1742:História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934 1513: 1511: 1509: 1507: 1505: 1448: 1446: 1444: 1398:Praia_da_Vitória § Notable_citizens 1376:O Carnaval é um Palco, a Ilha uma Festa 1228:, the historical capital of the Azores ( 695:(supporters of the absolute monarchy of 60:of all important aspects of the article. 1440: 1392:Angra_do_Heroísmo § Notable_people 1307:In some towns, a Portuguese equestrian 1043:, human settlement was dictated by the 1039:Much like other islands of the Azores ( 181:400.28 km (154.55 sq mi) 1840: 1830: 1650:"Da homossexualidade na ilha Terceira" 962:to that side, resulting in forests of 730:after running out of fuel in mid-air. 602:An English expedition fleet under the 499:it was discovered by a captain in the 56:Please consider expanding the lead to 2390:Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean 1648:Dores, Victor Rui (6 February 2012). 1529:Anais da Ilha Terceira vol. 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(2011). 1517:Carlos Melo Bento (2008), p.27 998:Ecoregions and protected zones 901:Santa Barbara Volcanic Complex 808:Geology and physical geography 335:) is a volcanic island in the 58:provide an accessible overview 1: 2197:Caves and geological features 1275:" that occur in the streets. 1253:(in the community of Lajes). 569:, in the name of her son the 438:(The Fortunate Islands), the 370:" that occur in the streets. 2188:List of Islets in the Azores 1776:Revista de Estudos Açoreanos 629:and portions of the island, 2736:Stratovolcanoes of Portugal 2655:British Antarctic Territory 2296:Territories under European 1740:Bento, Carlos Melo (2008), 1425:List of volcanoes in Azores 2757: 1654:RTP Acores Graciosa Online 1395: 1389: 1124:Nossa Senhora da Conceição 1001: 684:Battle of Praia da Vitória 384:Jan Huyghen van Linschoten 2466:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2304:for further information). 2294: 2040: 1792:Frutuoso, Gaspar (2005). 1174:São Bartolomeu de Regatos 1065:the international airport 958:winds bringing increased 756:On 15 January 2016, then 741:, Spanish Prime Minister 328:Portuguese pronunciation: 216: 103: 94: 2700:Turks and Caicos Islands 1921:Global Volcanism Program 1901:10.1144/gsjgs.132.6.0645 816:Detailed map of Terceira 637:With the acclamation of 606:in 1589, as part of the 450:(Blue Islands), and the 442:(the Island of Brasil), 238:Capital and largest city 1959:The Azores Islands blog 1862:Oxford University Press 1774:Chaves, Afonso (1998). 1331:and the widely popular 1004:Nature Park of Terceira 586:Battle of Ponta Delgada 458:in the Venetian map of 244: (pop. 13,000) 2665:British Virgin Islands 2238:D. 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38°43′40″N 27°12′48″W / 38.72778°N 27.21333°W / 38.72778; -27.21333
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Serra de Santa Bárbara
Portugal
Azores
Angra do Heroísmo
Portuguese
Portuguese
Time zone
UTC−01:00
[tɨɾˈsɐjɾɐ]
Azores
North Atlantic Ocean
km²
Angra do Heroísmo
Base Aérea nº 4
Base Aérea nº 4
touradas à corda

Jan Huyghen van Linschoten

El Escorial

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