EVENT INFORMATION

17
December
1787

The slave ship Santíssimo Sacramento e NS da Penha departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 17 December 1787 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santíssimo Sacramento e NS da Penha; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferreira, Pedro; Investor: Ferreira, Pedro. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 17 December 1787. 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: 28 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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