EVENT INFORMATION

5
April
1742

The slave ship Jesus Maria José S Francisco Xavier e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 5 April 1742 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Jesus Maria José S Francisco Xavier e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Henriques, Francisco de Freitas; Investor: Cunha, João Dias da. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 5 April 1742. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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