EVENT INFORMATION

14
January
1782

The slave ship Bom Jesus de Bouças e S Antônio e Almas arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 354 people had been taken aboard and approximately 336 arrived.

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📅 14 January 1782 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Jesus de Bouças e S Antônio e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fonseca, Manoel da Costa da; Captain: Araújo, José Antônio de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%.

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