EVENT INFORMATION

6
October
1808

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

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📅 6 October 1808 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Feliz Americano; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pereira, José Gomes; Investor: Pereira, José Gomes; Captain: Bastos, João Batista de Araújo. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 6 October 1808. 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: 24 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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