EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1597

The slave ship Espiritu Santo arrived with enslaved Africans in Colombia. About 208 people had been taken aboard and approximately 157 arrived.

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📅 1 August 1597 📍 Colombia

Vessel: Espiritu Santo; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Navio mercante. People connected to the voyage: Captain: Rodríguez, Sebastián. The voyage began at Lisbon. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Portuguese Guinea (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cartagena. Recorded outcome: Some slaves removed by pirates/privateers.

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