Flamengos is a
Portuguese civil parish () on the island of
Faial in the archipelago of the
Azores. Its name was derived from the grouping of
Flemish settlers who made their homes in this landlocked valley, in the municipality of
Horta. In 2001 its population was approximately 1,494 residents, in an area of 14.03 km² (a density of 106.48/km²)
History
The first settlers that arrived in the area that became known as the
Vale dos Flamengos ( ,or literally,
Valley of the Flemish people), were seeking a sheltered area that provided access to potable water. Their original beachhead, on the
Lomba dos Frades, in the
Praia do Almoxarife valley was a disaster for the first Captain-
Donatário Josse van Huerter in 1465. His return in 1466-67 began a new phase in the island's history; discovering the fertile and sheltered geomorphology of the interior valley allowed the group of Flemish settlers to establish a foothold on the island (1468).
In 1597, Flamengos was raided by
English privateers, who remained in the valley for days, pillaging and destroying homes. In 1606 the village of Flamengos had been restored, through the...
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