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Azores. / 38.66; -28.07. The Azores ( / əˈzɔːrz / ə-ZORZ, US also / ˈeɪzɔːrz /, AY-zorz; [ 4][ 5] Portuguese: Açores, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ] ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores ( Região Autónoma dos Açores ), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira ). It is an archipelago ...
The Day of the Azores, designated to the Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores ( Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores ), corresponds to the Monday of the Holy Spirit, held annually on 16 May. [2] It was legislated by the government of Mota Amaral on 21 August 1980, under Regional Decree 13/89/A. [1] At the original celebrations, apart from ...
The University of the Azores (Portuguese: Universidade dos Açores), or commonly abbreviated as UAc, is the only public university in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.It was founded on January 9, 1976, two years after the Carnation Revolution that ended several decades of dictatorship in Portugal, but before the Portuguese Third Republic was institutionalized, along with the region's autonomy.
The Captaincies of the Azores ( Portuguese: Capitanias dos Açores) were the socio-political and administrative territorial divisions used to settle and govern the overseas lands of the Azores by the Kingdom of Portugal. These territories, a segment of the Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire, which usually conformed to the individual islands ...
Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.More recognizable for the Lagoa do Fogo at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC.
Azores Liberation Front. The Azores Liberation Front, more commonly known as the FLA ( Portuguese: Frente de Libertação dos Açores) is a right-wing paramilitary organization with the goal of forceful independence of the Azores, appearing right after the Carnation Revolution and whose actions included violent attacks on political opponents in ...
Lagoa do Fogo ( Lake of Fire) is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The highest lake located on the island of São Miguel, the region is protected by governmental regulation that does not permit any constructions around the lake.
Monday following the Sunday of festival of Senhor Santo Cristo. Ponta Delgada ( European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðɛlˈɣaðɐ] ⓘ; lit. 'Thin Cape') is the largest municipality ( concelho) and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous ...