History of the Azores

Portuguese explorer

thumb|300px|Ngungunhane when captured by the Portuguese colonial army in December, 1895 Ngungunyane, also known as Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, '''N'gungunhana, or Gungunhana Reinaldo Frederico Gungunhana''', (c. 1850 – 23 December 1906) was a king of the Gaza Empire and vassal of the Portuguese Empire, who rebelled, was defeated by General Joaquim Mouzinho de Albuquerque and lived out the rest of his life in exile, first in Lisbon, but later on the island of Terceira, in the Azores.

currency of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, used until 1931

history of the Azores

U.S. plan to invade the Azores, 1940–41

1589 military expedition

manuscript by Gaspar Frutuoso