EVENT INFORMATION

2
June
1796

The slave ship Santana e Divino Espírito Santo began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 2 June 1796 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santana e Divino Espírito Santo; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Paraíso, Francisco de Souza; Investor: Veiga, Manoel Félix da; Captain: Graça, Raimundo Justino da. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 19 October 1795. 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: 56 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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