How did Portugal colonize the Azores? 

I am portuguese and died a little every time he said madaira. Great video :)

As a portuguese I wanna thank you for this video. The content was great, however 2 minor nitpicks, the pronounciation and the names of the islands being displayed wrong on the screen, aside from that it was great.

“My affection hath an unknown bottom, like the Bay of Portugal.” - William Shakespeare

"In New York, I am barely recognised, or people don't really care. When I go to Portugal, I go outside to a public place and am recognised constantly" --Sara Sampaio

I was just dying everytime he tried to pronounce Madeira

Don't forget that Flores and Corvo (the westernmost islands) are also part of the Azorian archipelago. During the video you left those two out most of the time giving the impression to those who don't know or don't research that the azores is only 7 island insteed of 9.

Portugal had quite strong sailors, nice history!

I am born and raised in Hawaii and my ancestors came from the Azores. Very nice video as always!

Fun fact: during the early stages of Portugal's occupation of the Azores, Portugal asked other kingdoms for some population to help populate those islands, the majority of them were from Northern France and some from the Netherlands and what is now Germany. That's why the Portuguese dialect from the Azores is so unlike any other dialect of portuguese. Sometimes it even feels like a separate language. That's why some dialects from the Azores sound like weird version of French. The dialect from Madeira is also a bit like this

I live in the "Açores" (in English, "Azores" ). Thank you for explaining part of our history to the World. The 9 Islands are: Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira, Pico, Faial, São Jorge, Graciosa, Flores and Corvo.

Portugal has great naval history and probably best of early time.

Quite impressive how little Portugal managed to have such a large impact in the age of exploration!

As a Portuguese I just watch and say: Portugal caralhooo 🏁🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

My friend as an Azorian I loved the video, but small correction I feel like I need to do. The Azores were NOT colonized, they were populated. This is because there was no one there when the Portuguese arrived. Just a side note that I would like to do. Thanks for the video!

The Azores islands, as a national territory, are based on the continental plates of Africa, America and Europe. We can say that Portugal is African, European and American.

My daughter, a graduate of SUNY Maritime, visited the Azores while on her training voyage. My daughter speaks fluent Brasilian Portuguese, as my wife is Brasilian. As it turned out, my daughter and her classmates were all treated very well by the people of the Azores, with my daughter as the translator. Whenever my daughter would speak, they could tell my daughter has Brasilian roots.

Man, the AZORES is one if no t the most beautiful place ever. I saw hundred of dolphin and nature and the people were the best of the best. I'm worried it will be over populated with tourist so I hope the government can preserve it's beautiful nature. For me Azores is like New Zealand had a child with Iceland......I went there for what was suppose to be a 5 day vacation and we stayed for one month,,,,,

I was born in Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, but I live in New England now. 💙 🇵🇹 🤍

Porto Santo Island was discovered first and then after a year they discovered madeira.

I was just on mainland Portugal and the Azores. My heritage. Beautiful country.

English speaker starter pack: say "Madáira" or "Madira" instead of Madeira😂

The Iberian Union was a big problem to Portugal. We lost so much because of it. Im glad it took "only" 60 years ... 60 more then we wanted but still in one single life time!! Força Portugal!!

If there were no inhabitants, do you still say colonize? Or populate would be more appropriate?

Do Spain and the Canaries next, their conquest there of the Neolithic Guanches was pretty much a preview of their conquest of the Americas.

Born in the Azores (Reibera Grande) grew up in Canada and now live in Hawaii. Father always told me, once and island boy, always an island boy.

One of those who left Pico Island heading to Brazil was my 2nd great-grandmother. That's why I ended up here on your channel. thanks for the video.

The way he says Madeira gives me goosebumps.

I live in Azores in São Miguel island. I'm so happy tat someone outside Portugal know about here. Thank you!

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Para além de não mencionar duas ilhas também há nomes incorretos. Os nomes corretos são PICO, TERCEIRA e SÃO Miguel

Well done, very accurate. I'm from Terceira Island, Açores, the island that was Portugal by it self twice, a beautiful and peaceful place to live as all the islands. Thank you for the video, I really enjoyed it.

Great video!! More videos of Portuguese history!!

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Thanks for the video! Fascinated by the early Portuguese Empire!

Thank you for the video. As a portuguese resident in Mainland Portugal I love the Azores and Madeira too.

Is it colonization if the island was uninhabited ? Shouldn't it be settlement?

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The story of the discovery of Porto Santo / Madeira by Zarco in1419 was a myth. The Portuguese "discovered" these islands in the previous century but kept this secret as this small fledgling nation would not be in a position to defend (it is rumoured the Romans first came across them). The Azores was probably the same.

Great video, going to visit this saturday for the first some of the islands I know it's going to be a great trip!

When you showed the names of the islands it had many typos

Love The Channel always stoked when I see it pop up on my sub list. I don't understand how you guys still haven't gotten pronunciation down yet!? But all good. Still love the videos. Thanks for the hard work. I will continue to always watch.

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

Eu adoro essas ilhas!

I am a first generation and direct descendant of Azorean immigrants. This video has some nice information on the Azores BUT the awful pronunciation was distractive and annoying. Also it tends to ignore the dire poverty that existed which prompted late scale emigration from the islands to the US and Canada during the 20th century.

Fun Fact: the lead singer of the 90s rock band Extreme was born in the Azores but his surname isn't a Portuguese one because there were many Europeans outside Portugal who'd migrated to that islands before like the Germans, French and even the British since both Portugal and UK had long diplomatic alliance since the 14th century.

Portugal didn't "colonized" Açores or Madeira, because those archipelagoes were uninhabited, therefore, the Açores were occupied, not colonized.

Good video, well explained and a good way to aproach the discovery of the island than even among portuguese people is not exactly explained. Hope you continue with this quality and hope to see another new video soon.

Have been watching your videos for a long time and most of my knowledge about history is because of you. Thank yoi

Thank you for this video, honestly I am eternally happy to mention two archipelagos that are often left out, as well as explain how they are from Portugal, Thank you, I as Portuguese thank you very much

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

Great job there guys ❤️👍

I'm from the Azores, born and bred.

Loved it, as both an Azorean and has someone that loves history as a whole! Fun trivia: the Azores were given that name cus the initial setlers confused the indigenous Kite Birds (we call them Milhafres, a bird of prey that resembles a hawk) with an Azor, a mainland european bird of prey. We have no Azors here 😅

Very interesting content. Thanks for posting.

Great content 🔥🔥

Great video! Thank you

Great video. I have ancestors from terceira and pico islands. No wonder I love yams, it all makes sense now! 🇵🇹

Best Regards from Portugal

Fun fact, the Azores were colonized by such a large group of german and specially dutch settlers that even today, the azores accent of portuguese is so weird and different to the "mainland" one that when we have news from the Azores and someone is speaking, subtitles are included. Madeira's accent is a bit similar to the Azores one, but to a lesser degree; if you know portuguese, you can look up interviews of Cristiano Ronaldo's mother talking and see for yourself (he himself lost his Madeira's accent since moving to Lisbon to play for Sporting). There's also a legend that the polish king Władysław III didn't die in the famous battle of Varna and instead lived the rest of his days secluded in Madeira where he was known as Henrique Alemão ("Henry the German") where he wed and had 2 sons (some accounts even atest that one of his sons was Christopher Columbus, but thats too much of a stretch hahah). According to the legend, a delegation of polish monks traveled there and certified he was in fact the polish king.

Nicely done video

It makes sense that the Norse found the Azores first. The wind patterns in the Atlantic mean that it’s hard to sail directly to the Azores from Southern Europe. However the Azores lie directly along the return route from the Americas

Great video! I'm Azorean from the Terceira island. Come visit and fall in love with the 9 islands🤗

Great video!

Is it colonisation if no one lived there to begin with?

Hello! From Azores. 🌍❤️🇵🇹

As a portuguese: PORTUGAL, CARALHO!

Loved the video, um salve brasileiro aos açorianos! About the mispronunciation of Madeira, I won't judge an english speaker for not being able to pronounce "ei" correctly, since I have seen what they do to the "eu" at the end of my own name...

Mad-eye-ra 😅🙈🙈🙈🙈 and Jogo (Diogo)… I really like the video and I am super impressed that there’s even a video on this topic!! I am a second generation Canadian of Azorean heritage!! Super interesting!!! What made you chose this topic ? My humble opinion: Good to check pronunciation a few times . And because there’s a European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese and this video is about the European Portuguese world maybe pronouncing things with European Portuguese Ways make be something to consider if you make another video in this realm😊

The açoreanos are tough people. Love from a fellow portuguese from the continent.

Make more videos on naval history :)

Amazing!

Nice video.

Not many people know about this hidden European paradise. I myself born and raised in St. Michael, Ponta Delgada! Live in New England Massachusetts now.

T-sarah..I'm a cabral.man they stayed on those islands A LONG TIME! My family left about 1900.

There’s a guy here saying there are only 7 islands.. they are 9! Don’t let yourself get fooled by his ignorance 🤦🏻‍♂️ Proud to be Azorean from Santa Maria 😁 thanks for the video!

As an azorean, I enjoyed this video quite a lot

I am azorean and we live a great life in Azores today, Tanks for the video 😉

And as always no mention of the the Azores previously being called the Flemish Islands due to being settled by Flemish people, albeit under the Portuguese flag. "People from Flanders settled in the Azores beginning in 1450. By 1490, there were 2,000 Flemings living in the islands of Terceira, Pico, Faial, Sao Jorge, and Flores and because there was such a large Flemish settlement, the Azores became known as the Flemish Islands or the Isles of Flanders."

Azores is where my parents are from. Great video

Ah, the Flemish Islands! Where oxcart and windmills are still seen. Concerning the "relheiras" (rails i suppose), wouldn't be surprised for easier (ox?)cart transportation. But why (going seemingly nowwhere particular)? This we have all seen with the lineways (lijnbanen) for rope production. They need a track to span the cords, sometimes hundreds of meters. By twisting the different strains, the cord get tighter. Typical machinery to do so, is a moving cart (lopende bok). Azoren were very important hub for further sea-faring, especially tools and equipment were there produced/repaired. Wouldn't be surprised that early advanced rope production was one of the typical activities there.

Wait how did Portugal grow crops like maise corn and sweet potatoes when America hasn't been discovered yet? Those crops are unique to the Americas...

BABE WAKE UP Knowledgia made a Portugal video

And thanks to the Azores and by the Tordesillas treaty, Portugal got Brazil. Without the Azores they would have never gotten an inch of Brazil.

Came to this video to learn some history of where my family is from. I was on the continent last week and kept seeing my last names on signs in the northern parts of Portugal around Aveiro, Porto, and Braga. Turns out Terceira was actually populated by Northern Portuguese people and Sephardic Jews. Third island to be discovered and thats where the name comes from Terca which means Third in Portuguese. Great video but some of the pronunciation and spelling of the island names were off. Madeira is prounounced (Ma-day-rah). "-eir" in Madeira is actually found in a lot of Portuguese words and names.

There's new discovered ruins and artifacts in the Azores Islands that point for a pre portuguese ancient civilization living here thousands of years back. Such as burial piramid shaped stone mounts, arrow heads, symbols and animals carved in stone and even big dragon shaped white stone. Check it out for yourselves.

these islands are important not because they make good colonies but they are strategic staging grounds

Acores. Ainda. Tem. Muita. Coisa. Escondida. Orgullho. Em. Ser. Acoriano. Onde. A. Paz. Esta. A. Frente. Da. Porta. Onde. America. E. Canada. Continua. Sendo. O. Coracao. Onde. No. Brasil. Fomos. Sem. Volta.

São Miguel here, don't forget to ask at restaurants for blikas fritas com molho laiã, it's tradition

Good video, but how did you manage to misspell the names of the islands like that?

The pronunciation of Madeira is killing me lol

I mean this feels more like a school project rather than a knowledge channel when you don't research properly. (São Miguel, Pico Island, Terceira) The islands names and pronunciations were je ne sais quoi... Good video still 👌🏻

After watching this video, I'm immediately think of this scenario about sometime before Granada will be conquered, some members of the House of Nasr escaped along with some Muslim and Jewish refugees and established an independent state that is used as base of operation for privateering against Castile, Aragon and Portugal. Will this scenario worked? After all, this island has been known among the Europeans at least around the 14th century. So I see no reason why the peoples from the Emirate of Granada will not heard of this.

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Azores is composed by 9 islands, not 7. Nice vídeo.

My guy, how did you mess the island names so bad?:P

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You probably wanted to say Terceira and Pico. Regards from a resident of the island of Terceira.

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Congratulations. You teach more about Azores than all mainland Portugal public schools. Most portuguese people don't even know how many islands there are in Azores lmao

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