EVENT INFORMATION

7
February
1810

The slave ship Esperança began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Brazil.

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📅 7 February 1810 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Blanchart, Manoel Pereira de Souza. The voyage began at Southeast Brazil, port unspecified on 7 December 1809. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 22.0%.

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