EVENT INFORMATION

22
October
1806

The slave ship Flor da América arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 478 people had been taken aboard and approximately 423 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 22 October 1806 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Flor da América; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Menezes, João Luís de; Investor: Menezes, João Luís de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 49 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%.

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