EVENT INFORMATION

12
July
1798

The slave ship NSr do Bonfim S Antônio e Almas departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 12 July 1798 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NSr do Bonfim S Antônio e Almas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ribeiro, Manoel Joaquim dos Santos; Captain: Sampaio, Joaquim João de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 12 July 1798. 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: 35 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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