EVENT INFORMATION

21
January
1806

The slave ship Flor da Murta departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 21 January 1806 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Flor da Murta; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lima, João de Deus; Investor: Lima, João de Deus. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 21 January 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 76 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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