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During the
Liberal Wars between Liberals and Absolutists (1828–1834) the citizens of Praia sided with Liberal faction, resulting in a battle on 11 August 1829. An Miguelist armada, that included 21 ships and military troops that landed, confronted the local population, who resisted heroically and
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The international airport in Lajes-Santa Cruz and the oceanic port make Santa Cruz the central parish of the municipality, functioning as one of the principal commercial centres of the archipelago. Similarly, the industrial park, located in Praia bay, provides an integration of export commerce.
491:(Praia da Vitória, 6 June 1865 — Angra do Heroísmo, 4 February 1933) was a medic and politician, notable for his combat against the Black Plague outbreak in the 20th century, eventually become the Civil Governor of the Autonomous District of Angra do Heroísmo;
479:(Praia, 12 October 1606 — Praia, 28 April 1664), nobleman and politician who was instrumental in the Portuguese Restoration Wars, responsible for his military campaign against the Spanish-occupied Fortress of São João Baptista (1641–1642);
485:(Praia da Vitória, 8 December 1847 — Évora, 9 September 1905), best known as Mendo Bem, was a bibliography, philanthropist, poet and journalist, contributing a large collection of books to the municipal library in Angra do Heroísmo;
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Since the beginning of the island's settlement, Praia has been an important centre: it was the centre of the first
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as King of
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