If you're worried about which stories are true and which are fiction, remember that the story changes depending on who's telling it, because all of them always contain something true and a lot of the writer's fantasy. After all, in this world of social media, even when we pretend to be telling the truth about ourselves, we are writing a fiction.
If you're worried about which stories are true and which are fiction, remember that the story changes depending on who's telling it, because all of them always contain something true and a lot of the writer's fantasy. After all, in this world of social media, even when we pretend to be telling the truth about ourselves, we are writing a fiction.
The earthquakes of 1757 and 1759 caused widespread destruction on the islands of São Jorge and Picos, killing more than 1,000 people. In 1761 there was a strong volcanic eruption on Terceira Island. Francisco's parents and his middle...
Dezembro 27, 2023The first day Francisco woke up in Desterro, he found it hard to believe that anything had changed in his life. The furniture in his room and the hand-embroidered linen sheets were almost identical to those in his parents'...
Dezembro 22, 2023Francisco finally received the king's long-awaited letter of reply to his request for permission to migrate to Brazil. He dreamed of joining the gold rush in which so many Portuguese had already made their fortunes. To do so, he had to...
Dezembro 20, 2023It's mid-September when Francisco de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos arrives on the island of Picos in the Azores. He has come to supervise the work of the overseer of his father's land during the grape harvest to make sure that everything goes...
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