EVENT INFORMATION

14
April
1814

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

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📅 14 April 1814 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Velho, Amaro; Captain: Silva, Manoel Pacheco da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 14 April 1814. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 42 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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