EVENT INFORMATION

6
January
1789

The slave ship Paquete Volante arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 460 people had been taken aboard and approximately 437 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 6 January 1789 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Paquete Volante; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Costa, José da; Investor: Costa, José da. 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: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%.

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