Angra do Heroísmo, or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Bishop of the Azores, government entities, and having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. The population in 2011 was 35,402, in an area of 239.00 km2. It was classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1983.
Image: Vista sobre Angra do Heroismo (cropped)
Image: Angra do Heroísmo (29267162725) (cropped)
Image: Angra do Heroísmo Portugal (4289857261)
Image: Fortaleza de São João Baptista, Monte Brasil, ilha Terceira, Açores, Porta de Armas
Terceira is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean 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 km².
Terceira Island
Terceira in 1595 by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, "A cidade de Angra na ilha de Iesu xpō da Tercera que esta em 39. graos"
Troops disembarking during the Battle of Terceira; mural in the Monastery of São Lorenzo de El Escorial
Print of the Angra op Tercera, showing the city of Angra and portions of the island, Jacob van Meurs, 1671
