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

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...

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...

been the historical municipality of Praia. The population in 2011 was 836, in an area of 12.82 km². São Mateus was one of the first Captaincies of the Azores...

of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine...

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

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...

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...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brum is a Portuguese surname of Flemish roots, derived from Wilhelm van der Bruyn, migrant to the Azores, where he came...

of the Western Group (Grupo Ocidental) of the Azores. It has an area of 143 km2, a population of 3428 inhabitants, and, together with Corvo Island of...

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

sailors. The Legislative Assembly of the Azores is located in Horta, making it Azores' legislative capital. In 1467 the Flemish nobleman Josse van Huerter...

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...

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

municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. The municipality...

divided into two captaincies (Praia and Angra): the Captaincy of Praia reverted to Álvaro Martins Homem, Bruges' successor. The growth of the woad industry...

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

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...

awarded the donatário–captaincies of São Jorge and Angra for his accomplishments, but contemporary documents contradict this claim. A member of the Corte-Real...

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...

the municipality of Madalena along the southwestern coast of the island of Pico, the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 480, in an area of...

Captain-General of the Captaincy-General of the Azores. Francisco was part of the House of Sá e Lage, of Ponte de Lima, and was the brother of António de Araújo...

Proprietor. As the donataria were often captaincies, the position is also translated as captain. Normally, the donatário was the recipient of a captaincy, a territorial...

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

community was elevated to the status of village on September 12, 1510, transforming itself into one of the Captaincies of the island. Unfortunately, its...

father's governorship of the Captaincy of the Azores. He was the Grand Master of Ceremonies to the Royal House, deputy of the Estates-General (Portuguese:...

("civil parish") in the northern part of the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011...

of the island. At the time Graciosa was divided into two captaincies: the southern part of the island (with its seat in Vila da Praia) was under the governorship...

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