EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1788

The slave ship Favourite began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Uruguay.

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📅 12 August 1788 📍 Uruguay

Vessel: Favourite; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 225. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: De Tastet, Fermin; Captain: Banfield, Joseph. The voyage began at London on 19 June 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montevideo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 16.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold prematurely in Europe after disembarking enslaved people in the Americas.

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