Gaspar Frutuoso information

Gaspar Frutuoso (c. 1522 – 1591) was a Portuguese priest, historian and humanist from the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores...

point) was elaborated by the famous Portuguese chronicler, Father Gaspar Frutuoso, who wrote: This city of Ponta Delgada is named for its situation located...

resulted in invasion and destruction of the remaining native habitats. Gaspar Frutuoso gave a brief description of the island's flora only a century after...

the statue was first raised by Gaspar Frutuoso in the 16th century, however, Rodrigues and Costa argue that Frutuoso lacked any criteria to date the...

(Island of Jesus Christ), and later, Ilha de Jesus Cristo da Terceira. Gaspar Frutuoso, a chronicler and humanist, would later rationalize about the island's...

In comparison, the 1522 earthquake that was mentioned by historian Gaspar Frutuoso measured 6.8, but its effects were judged to be X (Extreme) on the...

Saudades da Terra is a manuscript, was published by father Gaspar Frutuoso,which forms a reference work on Macaronesia in the late 16th century. The manuscript...

the islet of Vila Franca and the deaths of almost a hundred people. Gaspar Frutuoso, writing 70 years following the destruction, provided a complete record...

of the Terceirense families. Referring to agriculture in Altares, Gaspar Frutuoso affirmed: Until the Church of São Roque the land is flat, almost half...

Flemish and Moorish settlers. Its toponomy was first defined by Father Gaspar Frutuoso during the 16th century, who reflected on the fact that the area received...

Father [Gaspar Frutuoso], Francisco Gomes documented the arrival of the crew of the nau Nossa Senhor da Misericórida. He included Gaspar Frutuoso's 1589...

appeared in iconography, poems and diverse literature. The chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso, who identified it as just a "Viola", suggested that it first arrived...

Ponta Delgada, and encroaching on the unspoiled lands to the west. As Gaspar Frutuoso wrote: "...the locality of Relva, obtained its name, because in the...

in a beautiful forested valley, full of fennel up to the sea ... — Gaspar Frutuoso, 16th century, As Saudades da Terra This settlement began around 1424...

ship Aurora, currently thought to be just Shag Rocks. Bacalao 1472 Gaspar Frutuoso noted its discovery by João Vaz Corte-Real in 1472 in Saudades da Terra...

Santa Maria and São Miguel. In the 16th century, Portuguese chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso reported on the Formigas' rich marine life. The Formigas served as...

Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: University of the Azores, p. 32 Gaspar Frutuoso (1591), p. 63 "Catalogo dos Bispos da Egreja de S. Salvador da Cidade...