EVENT INFORMATION

2
April
1798

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

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📅 2 April 1798 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Diana de Lisboa; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Silva, Manoel de Jesus da; Investor: Marques, João Barbosa; Investor: Freire, Manoel de Souza; Investor: Has unidentified partners. The voyage began at Lisbon on 23 March 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 52 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.5%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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