Political status of the Azores Political status of the Azores The political status of the Azores is defined by the Political-Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (, EPARAA), which acts as the standard legal constitutional framework for the autonomy of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It defines the scope of the autonomous regional government and the structure and functioning of the region's organs of government within the framework of the 1976 Constitution of Portugal. The autonomous region of Madeira has a similar status. The Carnation Revolution took place on April 25, 1974, and after an initial period of shock, it became
Azores bullfinch Azores bullfinch The Azores bullfinch ("Pyrrhula murina"), also known as the São Miguel bullfinch, or locally in Portuguese as the "Priolo", is an endangered passerine bird in the true finch family. It is endemic to São Miguel Island, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Azores bullfinch was first described in 1866 by British ornithologist Frederick Godman. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Eurasian bullfinch ("Pyrrhula pyrrhula"), but was split off in 1993. According to a 2001 study by Arnaiz-Villena et al. all birds belonging to the genus "Pyrrhula" originated from the