EVENT INFORMATION

8
April
1812

The slave ship Bom Caminho left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 321 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 8 April 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Caminho; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 260. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Paraíso, Francisco de Souza; Captain: Magalhães, Bernardo José de. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 1 November 1811. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 32 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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