EVENT INFORMATION

1
December
1799

The slave ship Flora left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 525 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 December 1799 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Flora; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Firme, Antônio Caetano; Investor: Pinto, Manoel Caetano; Investor: Mesquita, Manoel José de; Investor: Vale, João Gomes. The voyage began at Lisbon on 5 April 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%.

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