The Cape Verde Islands are officially known as Republica de Cabo Verde. The capital is Praia. The islands lie in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. Cape Verde consists of two island groups, the Barlavento and the Sotavento. The Barlavento group consists of Santo Antao, Sao Vicente, Santa Luzia, Sal, Boa Vista, and Sao Nicolau….
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Portuguese Hawaiian Profile: Antonio Joaquim Lopes, From Whaling Ship to Community Leader
Some of the earliest Portuguese settlers in Hawaii came from Cape Verde. They were whalers who decided to make Hawaii their home. Antonio Joaquim Lopes was one of these early settlers. Born On Cape Verde Not much is known of Antonio Joaquim Lopes early life. He was born 13 Jun 1832 in Boa Vista, Cape…
Historical Timeline of Cape Verde
Portuguese, Cape Verdean, and Hawaii history is intermixed. It was part of the Portuguese empire. And, Cape Verdean whalers were some of the earliest non-native settlers in the Kingdom of Hawaii. This is a timeline of historical events for Cape Verde (known to natives as Cabo Verde) and covers the 1400s to 2001. Historical Timeline…
Cape Verdeans to Hawaii: A Pre-Sugar Plantation Era Migration
Very few foreigners had made their way to the Hawaiian Islands by the early 1800s. by the 1830s, they appeared with more frequency. Records are few and far between. We do know that natives of Cape Verde made it to Hawaii long before the sugar plantation era. Let’s learn a little about them. Where is…