EVENT INFORMATION

20
February
1739

The slave ship NS Madre de Deus S Antônio e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 20 February 1739 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS Madre de Deus S Antônio e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Veloso, Antônio José. The voyage began at Lisbon on 20 February 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 93.0%.

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