Conceição (Horta)
| Conceição | |
| Civil Parish | |
 The locality of Volta looking towards the central part of Espalamaca, in the main part of Conceição
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| Official name: Freguesia da Conceição | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for conception; derived from the religious parish's name Nossa Senhora da Conceição | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | Faial |
| Municipality | Horta |
| Localities | Conceição, Espalamaca, Pilar, Santo Amaro, Volta |
| River | Ribeira da Conceição |
| Center | Volta |
| - elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°32′53″N 28°37′46″W / 38.54806°N 28.62944°WCoordinates: 38°32′53″N 28°37′46″W / 38.54806°N 28.62944°W |
| Highest point | Quinta de São Lourenço |
| - location | Santo Amaro |
| - elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°32′49″N 28°38′30″W / 38.54694°N 28.64167°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Area | 3.08 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - urban | .10 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,138 (2011) |
| Density | 369/km2 (956/sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Largo Padre José Silvestre Machado |
| - coordinates | 38°32′36″N 28°37′25″W / 38.54333°N 28.62361°W |
| President Junta | João Manuel Garcia Bettencourt (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Rute Ortins Duarte (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9900-081 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XX XX XX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
 Location of the civil parish of Conceição in the municipality of Horta
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| Website: http://jf-conceicao.com | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Conceição is a civil parish in the municipality of Horta in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,138, in an area of 3.08 km². It is the second smallest parish within the administration of Horta.
The settlement of the area that became known as Nossa Senhora da Conceição was first attributed to the Flemish nobleman Joss van Aard (which was later transliterated into Portuguese as José da Terra, literally Joseph of the Earth/Land), where he made his home, cultivated a small parcel, and planted fruit trees on the edge of Ribeira dos Flamengos (Ravine of the Flems):
Along his holdings was a large promontory that overlooked the Bay of Horta, and extended into the Canal that the Flemish colonists referred to as The Needle (Dutch: Spelk Maker), later to be known in Portuguese as Espalamaca.
In 1498, Joss de Utra (the second Captain-donatário of Faial), established his administrative center for the village in the deeper part of the Conceição, thus attracting a settlement wave. A decade after this migration, King Sebastian (30 July 1568) referred to several new communities in the eastern coast of Faial: São Salvador (Matriz), with about 100 to 200 homes; Feteira, Castelo Branco, Praia do Norte, Praia do Almoxarife and Flamengos, with less than 100. In this document, the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição was established. Later, friar Diogo das Chagas, a noted historian, in his book Espelho Cristalino referred to this parish having 594 inhabitants scattered in 161 buildings.
D'Utra, would establish his administration at Rua do Bom Jesus No.16 in Conceição, to house his executive, administration and local jail (referred locally as the Casa da Câmara e Cadeia), literally the House of the Council and Jail. By 5 November 1632, Fernão Gomes Massam, then Corregador dos Açores, reported that the building became incapacitated and its roles were transferred to other buildings within the municipality.
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