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==History==
==History==
===Discovery===
Based on the written record, Alacazara island was discovered on 2 March, 1630, by [[Diego de Montega]]'s Fleet expedition. The island was first mapped by Admiral Hector Alcazar. It is likely that the name of the archipelago is a reference to him. The island remained relatively uninhabited by Iberic settlers until 1640, when the first settlements began to be built by Tacolic monks. However, the place was abandoned around 1645, with the causes remaining unknown. The most accepted theory is that it was caused by environmental factors such as hurricanes that forced the colony to be abandoned.
===Golden Age of Piracy===
[[File:Fernando de Noronha - vista aera.jpg|thumb|250px|Alcazara island]]
Alcazara became a popular base for pirates, between the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning with François Charleroy in 1691 and ending with Diego Ruiz in 1721. The first pirates were likely former Lysian soldiers who took refuge on the island after the [[Emerald War]]. The location was favourable for pirate activity, being near maritime routes travelled by ships travelling between the Tpyhon Sea and the Lotus Sea, their holds overflowing with loot. The location also provided bays and inlets for protection from storms, abundant fruit and quiet waters. An utopian pirate republic was also rumoured to exist on the island, although the republic's existence has never been proven.
===1800-present===
In the late 18th century, the island was used as a penal colony. A prison was built. In 1887 the government of the state of Permaca took possession of the prison. Between 1938 and 1985, Alcazara was a political prison.
==Geography==
The islands of this archipelago are the visible parts of a range of submerged mountains. It consists of 21 islands, islets and rocks of volcanic origin. The main island, from which the group gets its name, makes up 91% of the total area; the islands of Garata, Isla Penã, Caravalla and San Fernando.
===Fauna===
The archipelago is an important site for breeding seabirds. The life above and below sea is the main attraction of the island. Sea turtles, sharks, cetaceans, albatrosses, and many other species are frequently observed.
==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Fernando de Noronha Insel Strand (22202712732).jpg|Alcazara Concuela beach
File:Fernando de Noronha - Pernambuco - Brasil(3).jpg|Landscape in Alcazara
File:Pirate Cemetery, Ile Sainte-Marie.jpg|Pirate Cemetery
File:Fernando de Noronha - dois Irmãos - praia do sancho.jpg|Aerial view
File:Fernando de Noronha 11.jpg|Saguenta Bay
File:Fernando de Noronha - PE - Baia do Sancho - Sub Aquatica.jpg|Underwater
File:Fernando de Noronha - PE - Baia dos Golfinhos.jpg|Dolphins in Dolphin Bay
File:Fernando de Noronha - PE - Dois Irmãos.jpg|Friendly Rocks (''Piedras Amigas'')
File:Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle) (Grand Cayman Island, Caribbean Sea) 1.jpg|Sea Turtle
File:Ponta da Sapata.jpg|''Boca de los Pecadores".''
File:Por do sol em Noronha.jpg|Sunset
File:Beache of La Crique Sainte Marie.jpg|Bahía de los Proscritos
File:Forte dos remédios Fernando de Noronha.JPG|Fort Santa Madre
</gallery>
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[[Category:Pecario]]

Revision as of 13:04, 23 March 2024

Archipelago of Alcazara
Archipiélago of Alcazara
Fernando de Noronha - Pernambuco - Brasil(5).jpg
Geography
Location Pecario
Adjacent bodies of waterManamana Bay
Total islands21
Area18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Administration
Flag of Puerto Montt, Chile.svg Permaca Department
GovernorSoraya Marqués
Demographics
Population2,588 (2021)
Pop. density170 /km2 (440 /sq mi)
LanguagesIberic

Alcazara, officially the Archipelago of Alcazara (Iberic : Archipiélago of Alcazara) is an archipelago in the Manamana Bay, part of the Permaca Department, Pecario. It consists of 21 islands and islets but only the main island is inhabited. Sixty percent of the islands' area was established in 1985 as a national marine park.

History

Discovery

Based on the written record, Alacazara island was discovered on 2 March, 1630, by Diego de Montega's Fleet expedition. The island was first mapped by Admiral Hector Alcazar. It is likely that the name of the archipelago is a reference to him. The island remained relatively uninhabited by Iberic settlers until 1640, when the first settlements began to be built by Tacolic monks. However, the place was abandoned around 1645, with the causes remaining unknown. The most accepted theory is that it was caused by environmental factors such as hurricanes that forced the colony to be abandoned.

Golden Age of Piracy

Alcazara island

Alcazara became a popular base for pirates, between the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning with François Charleroy in 1691 and ending with Diego Ruiz in 1721. The first pirates were likely former Lysian soldiers who took refuge on the island after the Emerald War. The location was favourable for pirate activity, being near maritime routes travelled by ships travelling between the Tpyhon Sea and the Lotus Sea, their holds overflowing with loot. The location also provided bays and inlets for protection from storms, abundant fruit and quiet waters. An utopian pirate republic was also rumoured to exist on the island, although the republic's existence has never been proven.

1800-present

In the late 18th century, the island was used as a penal colony. A prison was built. In 1887 the government of the state of Permaca took possession of the prison. Between 1938 and 1985, Alcazara was a political prison.

Geography

The islands of this archipelago are the visible parts of a range of submerged mountains. It consists of 21 islands, islets and rocks of volcanic origin. The main island, from which the group gets its name, makes up 91% of the total area; the islands of Garata, Isla Penã, Caravalla and San Fernando.

Fauna

The archipelago is an important site for breeding seabirds. The life above and below sea is the main attraction of the island. Sea turtles, sharks, cetaceans, albatrosses, and many other species are frequently observed.

Gallery

  • Alcazara Concuela beach

    Alcazara Concuela beach

  • Landscape in Alcazara

    Landscape in Alcazara

  • Pirate Cemetery

    Pirate Cemetery

  • Aerial view

    Aerial view

  • Saguenta Bay

    Saguenta Bay

  • Underwater

    Underwater

  • Dolphins in Dolphin Bay

    Dolphins in Dolphin Bay

  • Friendly Rocks (Piedras Amigas)

    Friendly Rocks (Piedras Amigas)

  • Sea Turtle

    Sea Turtle

  • Boca de los Pecadores".

    Boca de los Pecadores".

  • Sunset

    Sunset

  • Bahía de los Proscritos

    Bahía de los Proscritos

  • Fort Santa Madre

    Fort Santa Madre

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