EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1772

The slave ship Cupidon arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 135 people had been taken aboard and approximately 120 arrived.

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📅 20 May 1772 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Cupidon; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brindeau Des Vallinières; Captain: Arnout, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 March 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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