EVENT INFORMATION

16
October
1745

The slave ship Bom Jesus da Confiança e NS da Penha de França arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 565 people had been taken aboard and approximately 490 arrived.

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📅 16 October 1745 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Jesus da Confiança e NS da Penha de França; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferreira, Jerônimo Leite; Investor: Braga, Alexandre de Oliveira; Captain: Gil, Pedro Gonçalves. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 29 May 1744. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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