EVENT INFORMATION

30
July
1639

The slave ship Matança arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 285 people had been taken aboard and approximately 216 arrived.

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📅 30 July 1639 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Matança; flag: Netherlands. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%.

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