EVENT INFORMATION

27
October
1810

The slave ship Lusitânia left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 169 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 27 October 1810 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Barros, Bernardo José Ferreira de; Captain: Antônio, José Joaquim de S. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 19 February 1810. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lagos, Onim (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 30 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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