Timeline of Tarrafal, Cape Verde

Last updated
Part of a series on the
History of Cape Verde
Flag-map of Cape Verde.svg
Colonial history
Independence struggle
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verdeportal

The following is a timeline of the parish of Santo António Abade and the municipality of Tarrafal, Cape Verde.

Contents

Parish of Santo António Abade

Manuel António Martins was a Portuguese businessman and colonial governor of Cape Verde and Portuguese Guinea from 1834 to 1835. Martins was said to be the richest man in the country and nicknamed the Napoleon of the Cape Verde Islands. He arrived in Cape Verde in 1792. He started the exploitation of the salt ponds of Pedra de Lume on the island of Sal in 1796.

Picos, Cape Verde Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Picos, also known as Achada Igreja, is a city in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is the seat of São Salvador do Mundo municipality. Picos is located 4 km southeast of Assomada and 23 km northwest of the capital city of Praia, near the national road from Praia to Tarrafal via Assomada (EN1-ST01).

Tarrafal, Cape Verde Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Tarrafal is a city in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the Tarrafal Municipality.

Municipality of Tarrafal (1912-1991)

The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Cape Verde.

The Rabelados are a religious community primarily found in the interior of the island of Santiago of Cape Verde. They were among the groups which revolted against the liturgical reforms of the Catholic Church introduced in the 1940s, isolating themselves from the rest of society.

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Cape Verde.

Municipality of Tarrafal (since 1991)

20th century

The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Cape Verde.

São Miguel, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Miguel is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Calheta de São Miguel. Its population was 15,648 at the 2010 census, and its area is 77.4 km2. The municipality was created in 1996, when a parish of the older Municipality of Tarrafal was separated to become the Municipality of São Miguel.

The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Cape Verde.

21st century

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Cape Verde.

Clube Desportivo AmaboxBarcelona Tarrafal was a football (soccer) club that played in the Santiago Island League North in Cape Verde. The team was based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago. The team was founded in 1995 and its logo and uniform rarely equals to that of the Spanish club Barcelona FC, it is predominantly different as the club is also known as Amabos Barcelona or Amabos Barcelona Tarrafal. The team two titles, one in 2000 and their recent in 2003. Since 2011/12, the club had been absent from Santiago North competition, and not long after, the club was dissolved, no merger was made.

The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Cape Verde.

See also

Timeline by city or municipality in the island:

Related Research Articles

Santa Catarina, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

Santa Catarina is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the western part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city of Assomada. Its population was 45,920 in 2017 (estimate). Its area is 242.6 km2.

Santa Cruz, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

Santa Cruz is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the eastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Pedra Badejo. Its population was 26,617 at the 2010 census, and its area is 112.2 km2.

São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountainous central part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city João Teves. Its population was 7,388 at the 2010 census, and its area is 36.9 km2. The municipality is bordered by Santa Cruz to the northeast, São Domingos to the south, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and São Salvador do Mundo to the northwest. Pico de Antónia, the island's highest mountain, straddles the borders of São Lourenço dos Órgãos, São Salvador do Mundo and Ribeira Grande de Santiago.

São Salvador do Mundo, Cape Verde Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Salvador do Mundo is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the central part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Picos. Its population was 8,677 at the 2010 census, and its area is 26.5 km2, making it the smallest municipality of Cape Verde. The municipality borders Santa Cruz to the northeast, São Lourenço dos Órgãos to the southeast, Ribeira Grande de Santiago to the southwest and Santa Catarina to the northwest.

Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality) Municipality in São Nicolau, Cape Verde

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 35% of the island area (119.8 km²), and is home to 41% of its population. Its seat is the town Tarrafal de São Nicolau.

Pedra Badejo Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Pedra Badejo is a city in the eastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated on the east coast, 25 km north of the island capital Praia, 8 km southeast of Calheta de São Miguel and 15 km east of Assomada. It is the seat of Santa Cruz municipality. At the 2010 census, the town had 9,859 inhabitants.

Principal, Cape Verde Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Principal is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of São Miguel. The settlement consists of several localities along the river Ribeira Principal, including Chão de Horta, Hortelão, Jaqueitão and Mato Curral. In 2010 its population was 1,193. Hortelão is 4 km north of the summit of the Serra Malagueta and 7 km northwest of Calheta de São Miguel.

Achada Tenda Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Achada Tenda is a town in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,242. It is situated on the east coast, 10 km southeast of Tarrafal. The small bay Porto Formoso is situated near the town.

Achada Monte Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Achada Monte is a town in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde and is part of the municipality of São Miguel. It is situated near the east coast, 8 km northwest of Calheta de São Miguel. In 2010 its population was 1,652. It is on the road connecting Praia and Tarrafal through Pedra Badejo, the EN1-ST02. The small bay Mangue de Sete Ribeiras is located east of the settlement. Ribeira Principal flows west of the village.

Nossa Senhora da Luz (São Domingos) Civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde

Nossa Senhora da Luz is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of São Domingos, on the island of Santiago.

Chão Bom Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Chão Bom is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of Tarrafal on the main road (EN1-ST01) south to Assomada and Praia. In 2010 its population was 5,166. The Tarrafal prison camp was situated north of Chão Bom. The stadium Estádio de Mangue is in the northwestern part in the communal limits. Silvino Lopes Évora, a writer, poet, journalist and a university professor is native to Chão Bom.

Santíssimo Nome de Jesus Civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde

Santíssimo Nome de Jesus is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago, on the island of Santiago.

São João Baptista (Ribeira Grande de Santiago) Civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde

São João Baptista is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago, on the island of Santiago.

São Nicolau Tolentino (São Domingos) Civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde

São Nicolau Tolentino is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the municipality of São Domingos, on the island of Santiago.

São João Baptista (Santo Antão) Civil parish in Santo Antão, Cape Verde

São João Baptista is a freguesia of Cape Verde. It covers the larger, southern part of the municipality of Porto Novo, on the island of Santo Antão.

Praia, Cape Verde (municipality) Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde

Praia is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area is 120.6 km2 (46.6 sq mi), and its population was 131,719 at the 2010 census. The municipality consists of one freguesia, Nossa Senhora da Graça. The city hall is located in the Platô part of the city.

Achada Longueira Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde

Achada Longueira is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal. In 2010, its population was 520. It is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Tarrafal, on the Praia-Assomada-Tarrafal Road (EN1-ST01).

References

  1. 1 2 Vieira, Henrique Lubrano de Santa Rita (1993). A Vila de Assomada. Associação dos Amigos do Concelho de Santa Catarina. p. 14.
  2. Vieira, Henrique Lubrano de Santa Rita (1993). A Vila de Assomada. Associação dos Amigos do Concelho de Santa Catarina.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
  4. 1 2 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine ..
  5. "Ponta Preta". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Lighthouse Directory. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  6. Monument Watch List Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine . World Monument Fund
  7. Gielis, C. & O. Karsholt 2009: Additional records of Pterophoridae from the Cape Verde Islands, with description of a new species of Agdistis Hübner. Nota Lepidopterologica, 32 (2): 139–144.
  8. Fernandes, J.N., Cruz, T. & Van Syoc, R. 2010. Pollicipes caboverdensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpelliformes), an intertidal barnacle from the Cape Verde Islands. Zootaxa 2557: 29–38.
  9. Wirtz, P. & Schliewen, U. K.; 2012: A new species of Liopropoma Gill, 1862 from the Cape Verde Islands, Eastern Atlantic (Teleostei, Perciformes, Serranidae). Spixiana, 35 (1): 149–154.
  10. Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., 2013: Balanopsammia wirtzi, a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean Cladopsammia rolandi. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104.
  11. Entry into Colónia Penal do Tarrafal / Museu do Tarrafal, at the website of the Portuguese SIPA - List of monuments, accessed 18 June 2017