EVENT INFORMATION

7
May
1818

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

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📅 7 May 1818 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Leonardo, Severo; Investor: Lima, Domingos José de Almeida. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 7 May 1818. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: São Tomé (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 95 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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