EVENT INFORMATION

15
October
1812

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

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📅 15 October 1812 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Pistola; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Pereira, Domingos Pacheco; Captain: Narciso, Antônio; Investor: Narciso, Antônio. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 15 October 1812. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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