EVENT INFORMATION

23
December
1757

The slave ship NS da Esperança departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 23 December 1757 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Companhia Geral do Grão Pará e Maranhão; Captain: Santos, José dos. The voyage began at Lisbon on 23 December 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark