EVENT INFORMATION

6
December
1796

The slave ship S João Nepomuceno e S Francisco de Paula departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 6 December 1796 📍 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: Anjos, Luís Lopes dos. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 6 December 1796. 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: 42 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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