Matriz (Horta)
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.jpg) Matriz, as seen from Horta Bay, showing the old quarter and many of the historical buildings, as well Monte Carneiro
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| Official name: Freguesia de Matriz | |||
| Name origin: Portuguese for origin | |||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
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| Island | Faial | ||
| Municipality | Horta | ||
| Localities | Matriz, Dutras | ||
| Center | Matriz | ||
| - elevation | 76 m (249 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 38°32′19″N 28°37′51″W / 38.53861°N 28.63083°WCoordinates: 38°32′19″N 28°37′51″W / 38.53861°N 28.63083°W | ||
| Highest point | Monte Carneiro | ||
| - location | Dutras | ||
| - elevation | 267 m (876 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 38°15′16″N 28°38′40″W / 38.25444°N 28.64444°W | ||
| Lowest point | Sea level | ||
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 1.81 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,562 (2011) | ||
| Density | 1,415/km2 (3,665/sq mi) | ||
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | ||
| - location | Largo Duque D'Ávila e Bolama, Nº16 | ||
| - coordinates | 38°32′14″N 28°37′36″W / 38.53722°N 28.62667°W | ||
| President Junta | Laurénio Manuel Azevedo Tavares | ||
| President Assembleia | Ana Maria Cunha Costa Reis Pacheco de Silva | ||
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | ||
| Postal Zone | 9900-114 | ||
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | ||
| Patron Saint | Santissimo Salvador | ||
 Location of the civil parish of Matriz within the municipality of Horta
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| Website: http://freguesiamatriz.pt/ | |||
Matriz is a civil parish in the municipality of Horta, in the Portuguese Azores, which is part of the urbanized core of the city of Horta. The population in 2011 was 2,562, in an area of 1.81 km². It is the smallest and most populous parish on the island.
It was the second Captain-major of Faial, Joss d'Utra, son of the Flemish pioneer Josse van Huerter, that originally settled and developed the area of Matriz. The religious parish, Matriz do Santissimo Salvador, was created from successive growth, and the area become integrated into the larger village of Horta, and municipal seat, in 1498 by the royal decree of King Manuel I of Portugal.
The primitive Church Matriz de São Salvador was completed and inaugurated on June 28, 1514; it compliments the Flemish church of the same name in Bruges and the Sé of Angra do Heroísmo. It was successively sacked in 1589, then 1597, by English privateers.
In 1643, Diogo das Chagas identified that the area of the Matriz had about 1,985 inhabitants in 449 homes. It was also a centre of the faith community during the period of exploration; the home to several churches and religious sanctuaries, that include: the Jesuit Church and Convent, the Church of Misericórdia (Mercy), the Convent of São João, the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Glória, the Convento de Santo António, the Império dos Nobres (in homage to the 1672 volcanic eruption) and the old Clock Tower (former tower of another destroyed church).
Matriz is buttressed between its urban neighbors Angústias (along its southern border), Conceição (along its northern), and the landlocked parish of Flamengos (towards the west)): it fronts Horta Bay, and the island of Pico towards the east. Generally, the parish is a gently sloping tract of land that slopes towards the interior (Flamengos), that is highly urbanized and which constitutes the core the city of Horta.
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