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16 June Municipal Holiday Dia do Concelho Celebrated in Olhão. The date was chosen because it marks the start of the Olhão's revolt against the Napoleonic troops. 20 June Municipal Holiday Dia do Concelho Celebrated in Corvo. The date was chosen because it is the anniversary of the town. [12] 24 June: St. John's Day: Dia de São João
[31] [32] Starting usually in late June, the "Summer Nights" run until late September (four months), and is sponsored/supported by the municipal government and local/regional businesses. [ 31 ] Sport
On 13 June a violent earthquake destroyed the whole parish of Luz in Graciosa. 1744 — A tropical cyclone struck the island of Picl, ruining the parishes of Praina do Galeão, Praia do Norte and São Roque and also in Água de Pau. 1755 — A tsunami reached the Azores following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. It ruined a large number of buildings ...
1584 map of the Azores Islands Portugal fell into a dynastic crisis following the death of Cardinal-King Henry of Portugal in 1580. Of the various claimants to the crown, the most powerful was king Phillip II of Spain , who justified his rights to the Portuguese throne by the fact that his mother was a Portuguese royal princess, his maternal ...
The Azores temperate mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It encompasses the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. These volcanic islands are an autonomous region of Portugal , and lie 1500 km west of the Portuguese mainland.
The parish realizes religious festivals in honor of the patron saint (São João) in the month of June, while in Várzea, celebrations marking the Holy Family occur in the last weekend of July. Secular events include the local philharmonic band (Filarmónica Minerva de Ginetes) festivities on the first weekend of August, that includes a ...
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[2] [3] [5] In that year, DST was observed from 17 June to 1 November but in following years until 1921, it was observed from 1 June to 14 October. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] DST continued to be observed every year in 1920s and 1930s, although some small interruptions had occurred (1922–1923, 1925, 1930 and 1933), as well as the start and end date of DST ...