EVENT INFORMATION

25
October
1704

The slave ship Medemblick departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Argentina.

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📅 25 October 1704 📍 Argentina

Vessel: Medemblick; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 574.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dufay, Charles; Investor: Compagnie de l'Asiente. The voyage began at Port Louis on 25 October 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Buenos Aires. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.7%. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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