It seems I made an error on the definition of grota seca. I am sorry about that. It is simply the name of a place and it means:
Translation for "grota" is valley! "Grota seca" means dry valley. Other meanings: It is a terrain situated in between 2 mountains or Deep valley. An area carved by the fast rushing of the river waters. A depression made by heavy water on the side of a hill or mountain. For years I thought it meant cave! And there are caves where my family is from. On the other hand, Grotas Fundas is located between hills. Thanks to Margaret for the correction. JR On Jul 29, 10:52 pm, Katharine <katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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".- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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."
