the prehistory of island had large eruption around 73,000 years ago collapsed eastern side ocean , produced 170-metre (560-foot) megatsunami struck santiago island. mountain elevation between 3,500 , 4,000 metres (11,500 , 13,100 feet) tall.
fogo first sighted in 1456 vicente dias along alvise cadamosto , antoniotto usodimare, fogo discovered in 1460 genovese captain antónio noli on behalf of henry navigator , portuguese crown, , first called são filipe, meaning saint philip in portuguese. gained current fiery name before 1680 eruption, since madrigal andalusian merchant thomas weelkes, died in 1623, sings how strangely fogo burns, amidst ocean full of flying fishes . appeared in 1598 map titled insulae capitis viridis @ national library of france.
there 2 cities in island: são filipe , mosteiros.
the portuguese settled island in 1500. emigration started in 1850, north america. 1910 civil revolution in portugal drew aristocracy , large land-owners portugal , left civilians behind. small museum on fogo explains many of these connections.
volcanic eruptions have occurred in 1680, 1769, 1785, 1799, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1951, 1995, , 2014. first recorded eruption in 1680 in last time erupted top, devastated of island, many inhabitants fled nearby island of brava, eruption continued few years , act natural lighthouse ships. black color of soil previous eruptions still seen today. 1769 eruption last time erupted top of peak. 1995 eruption began on april 2–3 , nearby residents evacuated, preceded small earthquakes began 6 days prior first eruption lava, intensified on april 18 large, explosive bursts, morning, activity returned lava fountaining. in 2014, eruption occurred near same vent last, population evacuated again, greater , of portela destroyed , of bangaeira had suffered minor damages though lava went area, part of road destroyed.
são filipe became seat of municipality of fogo in 1854 existed until 1991, before administered brava. first president el-rei márcio cardoso, later succeeded brother el-rei carlos cardoso iii (the strong).
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