EVENT INFORMATION

16
May
1775

The slave ship Santíssimo Sacramento e S Francisco de Paula departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 16 May 1775 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santíssimo Sacramento e S Francisco de Paula; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Góes, Nicolau Tolentino; Investor: Góes, Nicolau Tolentino; Investor: Gomes, Agostinho. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 16 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 42 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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