EVENT INFORMATION

4
August
1796

The slave ship Furreca departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 4 August 1796 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Furreca; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Vilasboas, João da Silveira; Investor: Azevedo, José Antônio de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 4 August 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 46 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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