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 On April 7th, 1826 - A Spanish deported on the island and climbs the "pico de fogo" for the first time;
1847 - A great eruption with the lavas that reached the sea wa registered, after they travelled for four hours, about four miles of the land. The lavas of that eruption had destroyed about two thirds of the village of Relva in Mosteiros;
1852 - The peak of the island of Fogo "Pico de Fogo" enters in eruption, it was February 19th. The eruption created four new craters;
1857 - New eruption in the south base of the main peak (December)
1912 - The beginning of works of the canalization of water from the East of New Source and the Old Source that supplied the whole area that extends from Cova Figueira to São Filipe's City, including Estância Roque's town located on the foot of the volcano. This fact marked the beginning of the exploration of lands for agriculture, leaving being just space for pasturing and gathering volcanic products. The two sources of gushed water abundantly and the canalization was carried out by a group of workers from Santiago. They used iron tubes manufactured in Belgian that were unloaded in the port of Alcatraz and transported by men all the way to Chã;
1916 - The sulfur of Chã was taken to an exhibition of products of that Province;
1917 - Definitive occupation of Chã with the fixation of first inhabitants - Manuel of Cruz Montrond, Miguel Montrond and Domingos Fernandes, among others;
1917 - A study was subsidized about the qualitative value, the productivity of the grave and conditions of exploration of the volcanic products. The place challenged the scientific and adventurous spirits and of the visits of vulcanologists, geologists and naturalists.
1933 - Then the administrator of the municipality , Agnelo Adolfo Henriques, decided to collect cattle manifesto in Chã, but the population refused to pay it. To accomplish the law and to maintain the order, a battalion of men properly armed and under Sergeant Ramos Pereira's command was called into Chã das Caldeiras. They made a score of people prisoner, for having allegedly disobeyed the law. Of these, 16 people passed three days in São Filipe and later they returned to Chã, but the remaining nine were exiled to Santiago island (São Jorge dos Orgãos), where they stayed six months forced to do hard labor in the opening of holes for fixation of plants. Part ff this group was Simiano Montrond that, at that time, he carried out the functions of Local Leader of Chã das Caldeiras;
In 1947 - the state house was built in the proximities of the water fountains (Source);
1951 - Volcanic eruption inside the crater destroyed the reservoirs and all the canalization inside the crater. After the construction of the gallery and of this eruption, the capacity of the water source decreased and today it is not enough even to supply a single family;
1955 - Rising of the means for the construction of the road leading to Chã and of the school, happened in the decades of 60s (school) and 70s (road);
1970 - Elementary school begins to work and the first teacher to teach in Chã das caldeiras was Henriqueta Rodrigues Pires "D.Queta."
1974 - The road to Chã das caldeiras was finished. Chico Barbosa was the first person to arrive Chã by car;
1995 - April 2nd: last volcanic eruption.
The Last Eruptions
From the 1500 to 1995 it was registered a total of 26 volcanic eruptions, at least that there is registered. The last ones happened between 1769 to 1995, according to the list below.
1995 (April) - base of the main Cone - Chã
1951 (June) - base of the cone (south and north side) Chã
1857 (December) - base of the cone (south) Chã
1852 (February 19) - four craters - Chã
1847 (April 9) - three craters in the cone flaws - Chã
1816 - in Chã
1799 (June 2nd) - in the main cone and with several mouths. It destroyed a good part of the town of Relva, Mosteiros and it came to give origin on the settlement of Cova Figueira Town
1785 (January 24th) - several mouths
1769 or 1774 - Main Cone
1937
2007
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