FLORES, an island forming part of the Azores archipelago. Pop. area, 57 sq.m. Flores and the adjacent island of Corvo (pop. 673; area, 7 sq.m.) constitute the westernmost group of the Azores, from the rest of which they are widely severed. It derives its name from the abundance of the flowers that find shelter in its deep ravines. Its capital is Santa Cruz das Flores (3,477). In 1591 Flores was the station of the English fleet before the famous sea fight between Sir R. Grenville's ship "Revenge" and a Spanish fleet of 15 vessels. See AZORES.