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Monumento ao Fenelense
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Rua da Cidade
9545-225, Fenais da Luz
Painted tile Panel, located in the Centre of a roundabout. Intends to honor the inhabitants of Fenais da Luz.
Monumento à Autonomia
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Avenida Alberto Príncipe do Mónaco
9500-237, Ponta Delgada
Monument inaugurated in July 26, 1992, located in the rotunda that separates the Lisbon Street the Avenue Albert Prince of Monaco. Symbolizes the struggle of the people of the archipelago and of the local islanders, in particular, by increasing the region's autonomy vis-à-vis the Mainland.
Monumento ao Emigrante
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Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
9500, Ponta Delgada
Monument depicting a man, a woman and a child, erected in tribute to the island's emigrants.
Estátua de São Miguel Arcanjo
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Rua Açoreano Oriental
9500-013, Ponta Delgada
Preceded by a small fountain, this statue is near the town of Ponta Delgada. The figure has a face that approaches from the traditional representations of Greek and Roman gods, with the projecting wings of a warrior armor.
Estátua de Gonçalo Velho Cabral
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Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral
9500-063, Ponta Delgada
Erected in the square with the same name, this statue, along with the city gates, forming the main entrance in the city of Ponta Delgada. Gonçalo Velho Cabral discovered the Formigas in 1431, following a first sighted Islands location trip by Diogo de Silves, in 1427. In 1432 landed on the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel.
Estátua de Bento de Góis
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Largo Bento de Góis
9680-111, Vila Franca do Campo
Born in Vila Franca do Campo in late July, Bento de Góis 1562 became one of the Portuguese explorers in Central Asia during the first decade of the 17th century. In 1907, his countrymen erected a statue in his honor, in largo that also bears his name.
Estátua de Gonçalo Vaz Botelho
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Largo do Pelourinho
9680-110, Vila Franca do Campo
Monument realized by Ernesto Canto Faria and Maia in 1954, located in Largo do Pelourinho. Gonçalo Vaz Barker is considered the founder of the "old" capital of the island of São Miguel (Vila Franca do Campo) in 1444.
Estátua do Infante de Sagres
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Largo Infante Dom Henrique
9680-109, Vila Franca do Campo
Statue commemorating the 500 years of the arrival of the Portuguese in the Azores archipelago, more precisely the Santa Maria and São Miguel, in 1432. The monument is situated overlooking the port of Vila Franca do Campo.
Vila de Rabo de Peixe
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Rabo de Peixe
9600, Rabo de Peixe
This is the latest village in the Azores, having been elevated to town only in 2004. Here is the biggest fishing port in the Azores. Its name comes from the fact that one of its ends of earth being similar to a fish tail.