Frutuoso also affirmed that: ...that ancient settlers of the island of Terceira, that were the first to settle in a band to the north, where they call Quatro Ribeiras, where now the parish of Santa Beatriz is located, and where the first church existed on the island, but were few settlers remained due to difficult access and bad port.
Frutuoso tamén afirmou que: ... os antigos colonos da illa Terceira, primeiro asentáronse na costa norte, chamada Quatro Ribeiras, onde agora atópase a parroquia de Santa Beatriz, e onde construíuse a primeira igrexa na illa, pero quedaron poucos colonos debido a un acceso difícil e un porto malo.