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PINHEIRO (José Joaquim). EPOCAS Memoráveis da Ilha Terceira dos Açores. Angra do Heroísmo. 1890-1891. - PINHEIRO (José Joaquim) EPOCAS Memoráveis da Ilha Terceira dos Açores . Angra do Heroísmo: s.n., 1890-1891. 3 [de 6] v.; 184, XXIV pp.; 244, XII pp.; 200 pp.; 200 mm. A comprehensive work dedicated to the history of Terceira Island and, especially, Angra do Heroísmo, organized into ”eras” and conceived as a continuous narrative of local events, figures, and institutions. In these first three volumes, José Joaquim Pinheiro follows the chronological arc from the initial settlement and consolidation of the island to the end of the Philippine domination, paying attention to political and military episodes, administrative and ecclesiastical structures, and the establishment of traditions and memories that nineteenth-century island historiography sought to rescue and organize. José Joaquim Pinheiro (1833–1894), a native of Terceira Island and active in local cultural and journalistic life, gathered here a vast body of information and historical tradition, combining printed and manuscript sources with the erudite testimony of his time, in a work designed to ”preserve” the memory of the island in an accessible and systematic way. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate