EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1796

The slave ship NS da Vitória e S José departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 17 September 1796 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS da Vitória e S José; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pereira, José Gomes; Investor: Pereira, José Gomes; Captain: Bitencourt, Francisco de Ávila. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 17 September 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: 43 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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