EVENT INFORMATION

22
April
1815

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

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📅 22 April 1815 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Aurora; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Souza, Custódio José de; Investor: Leal, José Joaquim Carneiro; Captain: Silveira, Valentim José da. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 22 April 1815. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 55 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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