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> The words vary from the Azores to the c
Very interesting John. Thanks for sharing and for providing the link.
Sam (Mazatlan, MX)
From: John Vasconcelos
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 11:44 PM
To: azores
Subject: Fwd: [AZORES-Genealogy] What do you call a suburb?
Cheri,
Regarding "aldeia" there is one use of that d
das Flores - Açores. Turismo rural
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n, Feb 4, 2018 at 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What do you call a suburb?
To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com>
The words vary from the Azores to the continent.
In the Azores, a suburb or neighborhood is usually referred to as a "lugar"
in the documents.
F
Here in the US we have one state with a similar situation. The state of
Louisiana is divided into Parishes that are civil administrative divisions ,
modeled on what existed when the US purchased Louisiana from Napoleon.
Louisiana also has a large Catholic population which are geographically and
That's true, a freguesia is not a parish.
However... When the freguesias were created in Portugal back in the late
1800s, and for a few good years after that, the Portuguese state simply
copied over the list (and area) of the parishes and called them freguesias
(civil parish). For genealogy
enities. There are specific amenities that *must* be present in order for
>> a vila to be considered a vila
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>> Suburbio is not used in the Azores
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> Judy Thompson <judyte...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 5, 2018 10:35:13 AM
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a vila
Suburbio is not used in the Azores
From: azores@googlegroups.com <azores@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Judy
Thompson <judyte...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 10:35:13 AM
To: Azores Genealogy
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What
Thx Cheri for the clarification. Judy
On Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 10:20:17 AM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote:
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> The words vary from the Azores to the continent.
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> In the Azores, a suburb or neighborhood is usually referred to as a
> "lugar" in the documents.
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> Freguesia is a civil parish,
The words vary from the Azores to the continent.
In the Azores, a suburb or neighborhood is usually referred to as a "lugar"
in the documents.
Freguesia is a civil parish, not a church parish. Let's not go there and
confuse people, because most North Americans (who are Catholic) think of
their
We all refer to places like Lajes on Pico in concelho of Lajes as a
freguesia but what do we call places like Ribeira do Meio or Rua Nova which
are like suburbs or neighborhoods in Lajes or for Ribeira Seca in Calheta
on Sao Jorge, what do we call Portal or Entre Grutoes? Can't find my
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