EVENT INFORMATION

23
June
1812

The slave ship Esgueira departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 23 June 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Esgueira; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 220. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Guimarães, Custódio de Souza; Investor: Guimarães, Custódio de Souza; Captain: Almeida, Antônio Felipe Germano de; Captain: Rodrigues, Jerônimo. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 23 June 1812. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 108 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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