EVENT INFORMATION

18
January
1797

The slave ship Divino Espírito Santo S Antônio e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 18 January 1797 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Divino Espírito Santo S Antônio e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Coelho, João Batista; Investor: Coelho, João Batista; Captain: Lucena, Francisco José; Investor: Lucena, Francisco José. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 18 January 1797. 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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