EVENT INFORMATION

19
October
1778

The slave ship Santana e NS do Bonsucesso departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 19 October 1778 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santana e NS do Bonsucesso; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Espírito Santo, João do; Investor: Companhia Geral do Grão-Pará e Maranhão. The voyage began at Lisbon on 19 October 1778. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pará. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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