EVENT INFORMATION

13
December
1791

The slave ship NS da Penha da França began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 13 December 1791 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Penha da França; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dias, José Antônio; Investor: Dias, José Antônio; Captain: Martins, Pedro; Investor: Martins, Pedro. The voyage began at Cape Verde Islands. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cacheu (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Maranhão. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 25 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%.

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