I've never heard anyone say "I'm from the Matriz" either. I concur on that.
In my Ribeira Quente research, I found all my ancestors from Ponta Garca. Are you sure you meant Sao Miguel Arcanjo? Maybe it's in a different time period. I know Ribeira das Tainhas was under Sao Miguel Arcanjo. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
