Captaincies of the Azores information

The Captaincies of the Azores (Portuguese: Capitanias do Açores) were the socio-political and administrative territorial divisions used to settle and...

and Bassein, the Azores and eventually Brazil. Croatia has so-called port captaincies that are responsible for the civilian administration of maritime matters...

a few of the later captaincies were islands or capes of negligible size. Dates are of independent captaincies; in some cases, new captaincies were created...

The Captaincy General of the Azores was a politico-administrative structure of governance imposed in the Azores on 2 August 1766, with its seat in Angra...

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and vineyards using the fertile volcanic lands. By the 16th century, eight similar captaincies had developed: these captaincies included São Miguel,...

there have been thirteen unique captaincies in Azores since their discovery: Santa Maria, part of the captaincy of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Santa Maria...

Captain General in the colony of Brazil, but ultimately as the 9th Captain General of the archipelago of the Azores. In the reign of Maria I of Portugal, Touvar...

Captain-General of the Azores nominated by King Miguel I. He is recognized for his role in the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil and in the voyage of Princess...

system of Captaincies was undertaken, resulting in one Captain-General, with his seat in Angra do Heroísmo for the Azores. In 1810, a number of journalists...

The Province of the Azores was an administrative unit of Portugal encompassing the archipelago of the Azores between 1832 and 1833. It was created by Decree...

archipelago of Azores. Its nearest neighbor, administratively, is the municipality of Povoação on the southern coast of São Miguel (to the northwest), and...

an island in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago (south of the island of São Miguel) and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is known...

grew as failed captaincies were attached. At its height, the Captaincy of Pernambuco included the territories of the modern states of Pernambuco, Paraiba...

The Captaincy of Santa Catarina was an administrative division of colonial Brazil created on August 11, 1738, in the southernmost territories of the Captaincy...

municipality in the central Azores. It is one of three municipalities of the island of Pico. It has 4,342 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 155.31 km2...