EVENT INFORMATION

21
October
1809

The slave ship Elesbão left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Uruguay. About 373 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 21 October 1809 📍 Uruguay

Vessel: Elesbão; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Fragata; estimated standardized tonnage: 255. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Souza, Vicente Goude de; Captain: Branco, Jose. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montevideo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%.

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