Re "grota seca": I've read claims that the earliest settlers on Flores lived in caves on the island for about a decade, before they could establish themselves well enough to build homes -- although my impression was that it occurred over on the east coast, from just below Santa Cruz down to north of Lomba. But who knows, maybe it was also done on the west coast of Flores (or on other islands) as well -- anybody know?
On Jul 29, 9:43 pm, JR <jro...@rogers.com> wrote: > I have no info about Flores but perhaps I can give you some insight on > the name "Grota Seca" . It literally means dry cave. But in my > expereince this a small area or neighbourhood within the village or > town. Most have such names, depending on their characteristics. My > family was from a neighbourhood called Grotas Fundas; that is "deep > caves". -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
