What is Santa Maria Island?
{{Infobox Islands | name = Santa Maria Island | image_name = | image_caption = | image_size = | image_map = Santa Maria-pos.png | native_name = | native_name_link = Portugal | nickname = | location = [[Atlantic Ocean]] | coordinates = | archipelago = [[Azores Islands]] | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 97.18 | highest_mount = [[Pico Alto]] | elevation_m = 590 | country = Portugal | country_admin_divisions_title = [[Administrative divisions of Portugal|Autonomous Region]] | country_admin_divisions = [[Azores Islands]] | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country_admin_divisions_1 = | country_capital = | country_largest_city = [[Vila do Porto]] | country_largest_city_population = 5,511 | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 5,511 | population_as_of = 2003 | density = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} The island of '''Santa Maria''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for [[Saint Mary]]) is an island in the southeastern part of the [[Azores]] and is the southernmost island in the Azores Islands. It was the first island in the Azores Archipelago to be discovered. The discoverer of the island was [[Diogo Silves]] during his journey to [[Madeira]] in 1427. [[Gonçalo Velho]] brought families and [[cattle]] to the island. {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} [[Category:Azores]]