tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post7246972807383906051..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: All the presidente's menNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-77388189980249819152009-10-08T14:19:51.363+00:002009-10-08T14:19:51.363+00:00It's not "presidente of the conselho of L...It's not "presidente of the conselho of Lajes das Flores and junta da freguesia" but "Presidente da Câmara Municipal das Lajes das Flores" e "Junta de Freguesia", wich are different things. Lajes das Flores is a "concelho" (not a "conselho". "Conselho" is an advise that you give to a person") composed by some "freguesias". Each concelho has is own "Câmara Municipal" and each freguesia has is own "Junta de Freguesia". A "distrito" (that now you don't have in Azores but used to have until 1974) has several concelhos. Example: until 1974, you had 3 distritos in Azores: Horta, Angra do Heroísmo e Ponta Delgada. Horta distrito had the following concelhos: Horta(Faial), Madalena, Lajes do Pico and São Roque do Pico (Pico), Vila Nova do Corvo (Corvo) and Santa Cruz das Flores and Lajes das Flores (Flores). There is no Presidente do Distrito. Each distrito has a Governador Civil, but it's a different thing. So, in Azores you have Ponta Delgada, then Concelhos and then Freguesias.Paulo Ramosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-83818214883973907742009-10-07T09:26:32.458+00:002009-10-07T09:26:32.458+00:00Kathie, Víctor is the GREAT one at the photo, eheh...Kathie, Víctor is the GREAT one at the photo, eheheh, he was born in the USA, but he came to Flores when he was very young and he likes it very much. He's parent's return to the mother island, but his older brothers and family live in New England. As for your family you should ask João Gomes Vieira. This summer i found a book at my grandparents in Fajã, from 1931, about the portuguese babies born in california, maybe there is a relative there. Next year i'l donate the book to the museum in Flores.(Fagundes is a tipical name from Flores and Terceira, although exists in the other islands.Marisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-2689712333355183922009-10-06T20:50:19.659+00:002009-10-06T20:50:19.659+00:00Parabéns, Marisa, you are so sharp-eyed. Your mot...Parabéns, Marisa, you are so sharp-eyed. Your mother was a real pioneer -- tudo legal! No doubt you still miss her terribly; I'm so sorry for your loss.<br /><br />Sorry for my ignorance, but who's Victor?<br /><br />BTW, my second cousin's grandmother Leopoldina ("Pauline") was born a Fagundes in Northern California, to Francisco ("Frank") and Virginia Fagundes. We don't know which island(s) they were from, but since Leopoldina married a man from Fajãzinha das Flores (my grandfather's younger brother), I wonder if her family hailed from around there originally. What do you think?Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-75197715487255543252009-10-06T15:21:14.931+00:002009-10-06T15:21:14.931+00:00No women, that's unusual nowadays.Did you know...No women, that's unusual nowadays.Did you know that the first woman elected to become a mayor in the Azores (Graciosa -December 1982))was born in Fajã-Grande Flores? My mother - Maria Leónia Fagundes (Pereira). <br />She died suddendly 11 years ago.<br />I hope Víctor will win, he's a great guy, and a good friend.Marisa Fagundes pereiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-38848171023061864432009-10-05T00:48:31.355+00:002009-10-05T00:48:31.355+00:00Re your first photo (the billboard): I can't d...Re your first photo (the billboard): I can't determine offhand which party it's for, but did you happen to notice what, or rather who, is missing? Hint: If Neil doesn't catch it, I'm confident that Carol and Baby Chou will identify the glaring omission immediately!<br /><br />BTW, there IS a Communist Party in the Azores, which may well explain if you're hearing "The Internationale" -- with which I imagine most folks of a certain age are familiar, thanks to the televising of the Olympic Games in our youth (specifically, Soviet medal domination in particular sports).Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.comnoreply@blogger.com