Prehistoric and precolonial era Timeline of São Vicente, Cape Verde

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120 118 million years ago: seamount formed during aptian era
9 million years ago: island known são vicente may have been created during tortonian era
6.5 million years ago: mindelo rock formation formed
around 4.5 million years ago: praia grande volcanic flank may have collapsed ocean during zanclean era
around 4.5 3.1 million years ago: monte verde rock formation formed
around 300,000 years ago: last volcanic eruption on island
up 5,000 years ago: island larger , compromised estimate size of 500 km2 of land, name of island included santa luzia , 2 other islets called northwestern island . flooding took place , broke 3 main islands , other islands, 1 became current island of são vicente.
up 4,000 years ago: ilhéu dos passaros separated island, small peninsula shrank current size.
1974 bc - july 24: total solar eclipse took place in south of island são vicente, remainder partial
962 bc - february 27: annular solar eclipse took place in island of santa luzia , surrounding islets, remainder visibly partial
374 - november 20: total solar eclipse took place in morning hours on island
786 - april 3: total solar eclipse took place on island
105 bc - february 3: annular solar eclipse took place mid afternoon , included islands barlavento, visibly partial in archipelago (with probable exception of ilhéu dos rombos), greatest eclipse more 10 roman miles (15 km) ene of island of santa luzia in ocean , occurred @ 16:44 utc (15:44 local time), greatest width 220 roman miles (322 km) wide
374 - november 20: total solar eclipse took place in morning hours, umbral path 25 30 km wide , included parts of island
895 - november 26: annular solar eclipse took place around ilhéu raso
1086 - february 24: total solar eclipse took place in island
1152 - august 2: total solar eclipse took place on island
1207 - march 7: annular solar eclipse took place in island , parts of santa luzia
1260 - october 15: total solar eclipse took place in island
1308 - september 24: annular solar eclipse took place in part of island, remainder visibly partial




^ muller, r; sdrolias, m; roest, w (2008). age, spreading rates , spreading symmetry of world s ocean crust. geochemistry geophysics geosystems. pp. 1525–2027. 
^ ancochea, e. (2010). volcanic evolution of são vicente, cape verde islands: praia grande landslide. 198. journal of volcanology , geothermal research. p. 143–157. 
^ ramalho, r (2010). traces of uplift , subsidence in cape verde archipelago. 167. pp. 519–538. 
^ solar eclipse of february 3, 105 bc . nasa. retrieved march 14, 2017. 
^ solar eclipse of february 16, 1086 . nasa. retrieved march 16, 2017. 






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