EVENT INFORMATION

10
November
1789

The slave ship NS da Luz e Pensamento arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 600 people had been taken aboard and approximately 556 arrived.

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📅 10 November 1789 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Luz e Pensamento; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Monteiro, Pedro dos Passos; Investor: Monteiro, Pedro dos Passos. 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: 7.0%.

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