EVENT INFORMATION

8
October
1810

The slave ship Vigilante left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 454 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 8 October 1810 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Vigilante; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Melo, Francisco Xavier Álvares de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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