Monday, January 1, 2024

💙💙 Parish of Capelas (Municipality of Ponta Delgada)

 


CAPELAS
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37°50′5″N 25°41′51″W

Capelas is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada,  Azores, with 16.84 km² of area and 3981 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 236.4 hab./km².

It is located at a latitude 37.833 (37°50') North and a longitude 25.6833 (25°41') West, with an altitude of 60 meters. The main activity is agriculture and the production of tea.

History
The Church of Our Lady of the Presentation was instituted as a parish on Feb. 12, 1592, by regia letter from Philip II (I of Portugal), at the request of the then Bishop of Angra, D. Manuel de Gouveia. The matrix church (16th century) boasted the title of 'Matrish-Prial'.

It was elevated the village and headquarters by the Charter of Bill of July 23, 1839. The municipality consisted of the parishes of Brittany, Chapels, Fenals of Light, St. Anthony and St. Vincent Ferreira. He had, in 1849, 9,026 inhabitants.

However, the county was ephemeral, never having taken in fullness the respective functions. It was extinct in 1855, returning its territory to the council of Dyta Delgada. Never losing the title of Villa but falling into oblivion this was reinforced the villa category on June 24, 2003. Populations of neighboring Chapels and parishes claim the county restoration.

Capelas was an important hub of hang hunting, functioning in its small harbor, in the first half of the 20th century, a whaling frame. Near the harbor (Pews) an oil and sperm flour factory was installed, when this activity ended, it was ruined and was later demolished, leaving only the main chimney.

Adjacent Parishes
Santo António, 
Feteiras, 
Relva, 
Arrifes, 
Covoada, 
São Vicente Ferreira.



















































































































































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