EVENT INFORMATION

1
July
1716

Eighty people are sent to Company plantations

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๐Ÿ“… 1 July 1716 ๐Ÿ“ Curacao

Because demand for resale to Spanish territories was low, Governor Jonathan van Beuningen distributed 80 people from the cargo among Hato, Piscadera, St. Marie, and Rooy Canarie. This was a forced dispersal across Company properties. Month-only date normalized to 1 July.

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People in this event

80 enslaved people from Elmina

Organizations in this Event

Jonathan van Beuningen

WIC plantations