EVENT INFORMATION

20
March
1791

The slave ship NS da Luz e Pensamento arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 590 people had been taken aboard and approximately 557 arrived.

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📅 20 March 1791 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Luz e Pensamento; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Monteiro, Pedro dos Passos; Investor: Monteiro, Pedro dos Passos; Captain: Ferreira, Eusébio da Costa. 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: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%.

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