Criação Velha
Encyclopedia
Criação Velha is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena
on the island of Pico
in the Azores
. Census records for the community in 2001, found about 818 inhabitants in residence in the parish.
The church of Nossa Senhora das Dores was constructed in the late part of the 18th Century.
Madalena (Azores)
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. The municipality has a population of 6,184 inhabitants and a total area of 147.1 km²...
on the island of Pico
Pico Island
Pico Island , is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. Census records for the community in 2001, found about 818 inhabitants in residence in the parish.
History
Historical evidence, from the municipality of Madalena, relates that the name Criação Velha comes from an agricultural reference: it was an area where cattle (no distinction) were raised long ago. The term criação means "raising", and Velha is old, referring to historical records that the area was (and continues to be) important in this pursuit. Owing to the rich fertile lands the early settlers occupied most of their time with agriculture and wine production, slowly developing a commerce sector and industry later into its existence.The church of Nossa Senhora das Dores was constructed in the late part of the 18th Century.