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Santa Bárbara ((:ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈbaɾbɐɾɐ)) is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Porto in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The population in 2011 was 405,〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística )〕 in an area of 15.27 km².〔(Eurostat )〕 ==History== The settlement of this place originated sometime in the 16th century, since around 1584, the Bay of São Lourenço was identified as ''La Prainha'', later referred to as the ''Villa da prainha''. The settlers of Santo Espírito and Santa Bárbara originated from the rural areas of the Algarve and Baixo Alentejo, and can be verified from the topological influences in the rural homes and villages of the region. As Gaspar Frutuoso noted: ''"The other (), of Santa Bárbara, is within the sierra, of the same band from Norte, a league and a half from Vila (Porto ).''"〔Gaspar Frutuoso. Saudades da Terra. Livro III, Capítulo IX.〕 Frutuoso went on to explain: :"''...it is a parish of 40 homes and 110 confessional souls, more or less; where the first curate Bartolomeu Luís, native of the island of São Miguel, of who I did not confirm the church, because he wanted a benefit in the Vila. And Amador Fernandes, native of this same island, was the first confirm vicar; the second was, José Gonçalves, who renounced the possession; and the present is vicar Manuel Fernandes, native of the same island of Santa Maria; in which parish live very honourable people.''"〔Gaspar Frutuoso. Saudades da Terra. Livro III, Capítulo VII.〕 The inhabitant settlements of the region formed from the distribution of its settlers, who occupied various places, some separated by large distances.〔 Many of these points were connected by dirt roads, that were not easy to travel throughout the year, and the area obtained the non-ephemeral ''Terras do Nordeste'' (''Lands of the Northeast'').〔 The description of the parish in the ''Álbum Açoriano'' (1903) refers to the parish as the poorest on the island, whose inhabitants are involved in the cultivation of wheat, potato and raising of cattle.〔"Santa Barbara" in ''Álbum Açoriano'', fascículo 39 (1903), p. 305.〕 Gaspar Frutuoso noted that the history of these lands were influenced by its settlers and parishioners, including Father Ângelo Ângelo Soares da Câmara, who was responsible for the supporting the nascent communities, sacrificing his religious benefits to the improvished in the region.〔 He was active in the construction of a potable water supply, including the fountain near the church, a new cemetery and other various improvements throughout his curate.〔〔 Owing to the hardships associated with a difficult physical relief and climate, many of the early poor suffered from a lack of foodstuffs.〔 The region was dependent on the water mills to mill flour, and during the summer a lack of water meant that no milling occurred.〔 Some innovative farmers constructed local mills, powered by oxen, horse or donkey that allowed them to mill grain or corn for their respective families or friends.〔 The construction of windmills, particularly at Arrebentão permitted continuous milling, but dependent on wind.〔 The parish ceded, between 1965 and 31 December 1977, lands in Norte for a LORAN station (the LORAN Station of Santa Maria), that functioned as a pole for the Atlantic and coordinated long-range navigation with the stations in Flores and Porto Santo. At its time, the complex was built and operated by French military, who built a community that included not only the operational facilities, but residences and homes for its functionaries, that included streets, sports field and green-spaces.〔 Following its closer, security was maintained until the middle of the 1980s, when it was abandoned, scavenged by locals and left in ruins.〔 The potable water distribution was inaugurated in the parish on 11 December 1966, while access to potable water only filtered to the rest of the communities by 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Bárbara (Vila do Porto)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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