About this place
Commemorative panel marking the Spanish landing at Baía das Mós in 1583 during the Portuguese succession crisis.
Azzy’s story
It was in this bay that, on 26 July 1583, thousands of soldiers commanded by D. Álvaro de Bazán landed on Terceira. The attack overcame the local defences and marked the end of Terceira's resistance to the rule of Philip II of Spain.
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