EVENT INFORMATION

29
March
1783

The slave ship S Jorge departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 29 March 1783 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S Jorge; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Companhia Geral do Grão Pará e Maranhão; Investor: Leal, Ricardo Nunes; Captain: Paiva, Joaquim Valério de. The voyage began at Lisbon on 29 March 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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