Santa Clara, Ponta Delgada — the parish of 1577 that lost its name to São José and became a parish again in 2002

At the western end of the city, Santa Clara was Ponta Delgada's third parish, lost that status in the 18th century and only became a parish again in 2002 — the newest in the municipality. The story of the chapel older than 1522, of the lava point that may have given the city its name, and of the lighthouse that once stood on the Tower of Belém.