São Miguel Island
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São Miguel Island, nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with
The landing of the Spanish Tercios at Terceira during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
An 1845 engraving of the island of São Miguel (west is up)
Lagoa do Fogo (English: Lake of Fire), as seen from Miradouro da Serra da Barrosa, along the Água de Pau Massif
Lagoa das Furnas
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
São Miguel Island
…in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the archipelago's largest city. In 1427, São Miguel became the second of the islands discovered by Gonçalo Velho Cabral to be settled by colonists…
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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