EVENT INFORMATION

28
July
1755

The slave ship Bom Jesus da Pedra S Rita e S Domingos departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 28 July 1755 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Jesus da Pedra S Rita e S Domingos; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Caldeira, Pedro Gomes; Investor: Caldeira, Pedro Gomes; Captain: Barbosa, Matias. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 28 July 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.

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