FROM SEA TO LAND

It may be worth knowing that, according to some researchers, Eisenhower waited for the weather information from the Lajes before moving on to D-Day in Normandy. During this tour, we will unveil this and many more curiosities. Embark on this Author Tour in the company of Francisco Maduro-Dias through Terceira Island, which keeps memories of almost all the great Atlantic Battles, from the great navigations of the 15th/16th century. We will pass by Angra do Heroísmo through Salga Bay, Mós Bay, Praia da Vitória and World War II Cemetery. We will visit fortresses and the memory of the old and disappeared Castelo dos Moinhos. We will remember, among other things, the breaks in the blockades of the American Civil War, the scare that was to see the English Armada on its way to the rebellious colonies or the sinking of the “Revenge” in 1591. The central idea of this invitation is to make all who want to venture into forgetting about solid grounds and dry land and see Planet Earth through the eyes of Francisco Maduro-Dias: from the Island and the Atlantic!   FRANCISCO DOS REIS MADURO-DIAS Licensed in History with a postgraduate degree in Museology and Management & Nature Conservation, Francisco dos Reis Maduro-Dias, born in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, served as director of the Office of the Classified Zone of Angra do Heroísmo, UNESCO and Director of the Museum of Angra do Heroísmo. He was President of the Historical Institute between 2001 and 2003 and Director of the Angra do Heroísmo Museum between 2002 and 2005. For more than 40 years, it has been active in the areas of culture and identity, sustainable development and cultural heritage, especially the built one, as well as in projects to safeguard and enhance the natural and cultural heritage. in particular museology of social intervention.