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Spanish schooner Amistad

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Spanish schooner Amistad

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Mende captives seize control of the Amistad

📅 2 July 1839

Mende captives rebelled aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad while being transported illegally within Cuba. They sought to return to Africa, but the ship was intercepted and the survivors were held...