Azores
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The Azores, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is an archipelago of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km west of the Portuguese mainland. Politically and administratively, toge
Gaspar Frutuoso wrote Saudades da Terra, the first history of the Azores and Macaronesia, in the 1580s.
Under the direction of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Azores were discovered and populated in the early 1400s.
The Battle of Terceira, part of the War of the Portuguese Succession
King-Emperor Pedro IV & I planned and launched his campaign in the Liberal Wars from the Azores in name of his daughter Queen Maria II
Ponta Delgada
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Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago
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Iglesia de San Sebastián, Ponta Delgada, isla de San Miguel, Azores, Portugal, 2020 07 29, DD 120 122 HDR
Ayuntamiento, Ponta Delgada, isla de San Miguel, Azores, Portugal, 2020 07 29, DD 126 128 HDR
Portas da Cidade, Ponta Delgada, isla de San Miguel, Azores, Portugal, 2020 07 29, DD 123 125 HDR