EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1792

The slave ship Bom Jesus de Bouças S Antônio e Almas arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 320 people had been taken aboard and approximately 285 arrived.

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📅 1 August 1792 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Jesus de Bouças S Antônio e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Vieira, Manoel José; Investor: Vieira, Manoel José; Captain: Menezes, Joaquim José dos Santos. 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: 40 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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