EVENT INFORMATION

31
May
1819

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

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📅 31 May 1819 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Duque de Bragança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Souza, Luís Inácio de; Investor: Souza, Luís Inácio de; Captain: Cunha, Eusébio José da. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 31 May 1819. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 73 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 55.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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