EVENT INFORMATION

24
February
1804

The slave ship Americana Portuguesa departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 24 February 1804 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Americana Portuguesa; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Leal, João José; Investor: Leal, João José; Captain: Santiago, Joaquim José. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 24 February 1804. 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: 34 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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