EVENT INFORMATION

2
October
1598

The slave ship NS de la Esperanza departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Mexico.

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📅 2 October 1598 📍 Mexico

Vessel: NS de la Esperanza; flag: Portugal / Brazil. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pérez, Domingo; Captain: Espínola, Juan Jácome. The voyage began on 2 October 1598. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Veracruz. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%.

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