EVENT INFORMATION

30
October
1687

The slave ship Europa left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Curaçao. About 471 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 30 October 1687 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Europa; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Brasser, Matthijs Laurensz. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 1687. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 116 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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