EVENT INFORMATION

31
March
1795

The slave ship S João Nepomuceno e S Francisco de Paula began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 31 March 1795 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S João Nepomuceno e S Francisco de Paula; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cardoso, Ana Joaquina de São Miguel; Captain: Ferreira, João Basílio. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 17 August 1794. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%.

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