EVENT INFORMATION

20
February
1759

The slave ship NS da Esperança left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 188 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 20 February 1759 📍 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 20 December 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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