EVENT INFORMATION

30
June
1812

The slave ship S Francisco de Paula Mato Grosso departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 30 June 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: S Francisco de Paula Mato Grosso; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Monteiro, José Antônio. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 30 June 1812. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 70 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%.

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