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  Concelho de Santa Cruz das Flores
Manuel Jose Bernard/o 1841-1928, was born in Ponta Delgada.
Cruz, Flores, Azores came to the U.S. in 1913.
abt 1843 in Santa Cruz; married Jose Jacinto in 1863, Santa Cruz.
www.dholmes.com /master-list/azores/scruz-flores.html   (1491 words)

  
  Santa Cruz das Flores - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Cruz das Flores is both a municipality in the Western part of the Azores.
The municipality the Northern portion of the island of Flores.
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on all sides except South, where is borders Lajes das Flores to the south; Corvo is visible from the North coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santa_Cruz_das_Flores   (127 words)

  
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Well worth a visit is the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Angústias (18th c.), built as the result of a vow made by Spanish nobles who were saved after the wreck of their galleon.
Cut by torrential streams that curl as they leap from mountain to mountain in small, transparent waterfalls, the island of Flores has a bucolic nature that is in harmony with the scenery of hues of green intersected by the blue of the hydrangeas and rainbow colours of other flowers.
Flores thus constitutes, together with Faial, Terceira and São Miguel, one of the points of the quadrangle that takes in the whole archipelago, enabling visitors to enjoy cruises in Azorean waters.
www.mirapico.dk /1flores.htm   (934 words)

  
 Cedros biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
There are parishes that have the name Cedros (Portuguese for cedar) in the Portuguese territory of the Azores:
Cedros, a parish in the district of Horta
Cedros, a parish in the district of Santa Cruz das Flores
cedros.biography.ms   (37 words)

  
 azoren-online.com - das Portal der Azoren . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sehenswürdigkeiten auf den Azoren
Corvo Flores Graciosa Terceira Sao Jorge Faial Pico Sao Miguel Santa Maria
Faja da Ribeira da Areia, der abgelegene Felsbogen
Vila da Praia da Vitoria, der Strand der Sieger
www.azoren-online.com /azoren/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten   (162 words)

  
 Azores Island of Flores information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The island of Flores, with an area of 143.11 km2, is 17 km long and 12.5 km at its widest point.
The discovery date of the islands of Flores and Corvo is a controversial issue, although it is known that it took place after that of the other seven islands of the Azores.
John s Festivals at Santa Cruz which attract many visitors, the Festival of Senhora das Flores held in honour of Our Lady at the Chapel called Capela dos Matos and the best frequented in the whole island, and the Emigrants Festival at Lajes das Flores on the 2nd week-end of July.
www.azores.com /azores/flores.asp   (2228 words)

  
 History - Azores Tourist Guide - Destinazores
Later, Pedro Correia da Cunha, Christopher Columbus’s brother-in-law, was attributed the captaincy of the north part of Graciosa and Duarte Barreto the captaincy of the south part.
Flores and Corvo were discovered close to the year 1452 by Diogo de Teive and his son João de Teive.
The Flemish nobleman Wilhelm Van der Haegen, settled Flores in 1470 at “Vale da Ribeira da Cruz”.
www.destinazores.com /history.php   (2222 words)

  
 Santa Cruz das Flores   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Santa Cruz das Flores is both a parish and a district in western part of the Azores.
The district includes the northern portion of the island of Flores.
It is bordered by Lajes das Flores to the south and north is Corvo.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Santa-Cruz-das-Flores.htm   (170 words)

  
 Argonauta - Rural lodging at the limits of Europe - Services
The territory of northern Flores almost exactly matches Santa Cruz county, and after crossing the island, the first place to be reached by the jeep is mysterious Caveira parish, with its haunting name coming from a local legend and meaning "skull"...
Santa Cruz town and its suburbs have several points of interest, like Monte das Cruzes lookout and the Pomar Watermill.
Then we approach the landscape and history of Cedros parish from Alagoa valley, all the way down to the old "port", which is just a pebble beach facing a beautiful group of islets in a tiny bay.
www.argonauta-flores.com /servicos_e.html   (1393 words)

  
 Flores
Flores is regarded by some to be the prettiest of the islands and it was named for the beautiful flowers that are everywhere on the island.
The dates below, indicate the years for which Church records have been filmed and are available through the Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons.)
Nossa Senhora da Conceicao (Santa Cruz das Flores) 1675 - 1884
homepage.mac.com /kmacardoza/Genealogy/flores.html   (110 words)

  
 Nuestra montana - mountaineering in Peru - Expeditions to cordilllera Blanca y Huayhuash
Han contribuido a que pasaramos 5 maravillosos días por magnificos parajes andinos, desde Cashapampa a Llaganuco.
En el circuito de Santa Cruz, ascendiendo a Punta Unión y al Portachuelo de Llanganuco, hemos podido descubrir sus cumbres, glaciares y lagos y además conseguimos una aclimatación perfecta para disfrutar de la ascensión al Pisco.
Da un ejemplo perfecto de como debe ser un guía de montaña, que no solo te lleva de un sitio a otro, sino que te hace ser participe del entorno y de la grandeza de los lugares por donde se transita.
www.sergiorc.8m.com /english/clientes.htm   (2491 words)

  
 Azores Island of Faial information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Raids by privateers in the 16th century and political struggles led to the construction of fortifications which nevertheless did not prevent the Earl of Cumberland and his three ships from seizing a Spanish vessel and attacking and sacking the town in 1589.
Long Tom was recovered from the bottom of the harbour and after many years of service in Santa Cruz castle was granted to the United States in 1892.
The importance of this phenomenon was stressed by Prince Albert of Monaco during the several oceanographic expeditions he carried out in the archipelago in the second half of the l9th century.
www.azores.com /azores/faial.asp   (3866 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Cedar Grove is a census-designated place located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
There are parishes that have the name Cedros (Portuguese for cedar) in the Portuguese territory of the Azores: Cedros, a parish in the district of HortaCedros, a parish in the district of Santa Cruz das Flores This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page — a navigational aid which..
Cedros is a parish in the district of Horta in the Azores.
www.alanaditescili.net /browse.php?title=C/CE/CED   (5814 words)

  
 Submitted Stories
His sister is Mamie Gonsalves, born too on the Gonsalves Ranch and married a Garrett of Santa Cruz around 1908.
The urzela and pastel plants are indigenous to these islands as his son conferred in Terceira where he married Barbara Silveira whose father, Willem Van der Hagen with his ship moved people from Bruges, Flanders to the Islands of Terceira and Faial and his children changed their name to Silveira.
Antonio da Rosa Fialho was just fifteen when he decided it was time to leave his home village of Salao near Cedros, Faial and join those already starting the migration to the New World.
wwwlibrary.csustan.edu /bsantos/sketch1.html   (22675 words)

  
 Portugal > Azores > Horta > Santa Cruz das Flores - Activities
Portugal > Azores > Horta > Santa Cruz das Flores - Activities
Azores > Horta > Santa Cruz das Flores - Activities (mudar para Português) - On the menu today (14/09/2005): 2 pictures, 3 links for travel-related sites, 5 hotels and other lodging properties (full contacts and prices in several currencies), 5 detailed maps.
Freguesias: Caveira, Cedros, Ponta Delgada e Santa Cruz das Flores.
viajar.clix.pt /en/fzr3288.php?3=1&fmf1=1   (667 words)

  
 Futurekids > ABOUT FUTUREKIDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 La Quinta Estacion Guide
Ta Vie L8r In Da House L8r World Of Pain La 5 Estacion Algo Mas La 5 EstaciÛn Daria La Factoria...
que esta todos los d??as a la salida de la estacion del metro portales (linea 2).
Antigua The Quinta de las Flores is a small...
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 Bildarchiv von Roman Martin, Reutlingen - Azoren
Caveira (FLW), Cedros (FLW), Faja Grande (FLW), Fajazinha (FLW), Fazenda das Lajes (FLW), Hochland (FLW), Lajedo (FLW), Lajes das Flores (FLW), Lomba (FLW), Mosteiro (FLW), Ponta Delgada (FLW), Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW)
Guadalupe (GRW), Luz (GRW), Santa Cruz da Graciosa (GRW), Sao Mateus (GRW)
Almagreira (SMA), Santa Barbara (SMA), Sao Pedro (SMA), Vila do Porto (SMA), Santo Espirito (SMA)
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 Portugal > Azores > Horta > Santa Cruz das Flores - Activities
Castle (Silves): Important defense element at the time of the arab occupation, Castelo de Silves...
Carapito: dolmen (Aguiar da Beira): put this picture on your computer
If you want to bask on deserted beaches where dolphins play, or find a room overlooking ochre cliffs...
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 rental apartment (apartments) islands azores   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
the islands of the Azores is made up of the islands of Corvo, Flores, Fail, Pico, Sao jorge, Gracioso, Terceira, Sao Miguel, Santa Maria.
DECOUVRIR : islands of Corvo, Flores, Fail, Pico, Sao jorge, Gracioso, Terceira, Sao Miguel, Santa Maria
Profit in to add your site to it if it corresponds to this category
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