EVENT INFORMATION

14
October
1819

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

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📅 14 October 1819 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Aventureiro da América; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Mesquita, Francisco Pereira de; Captain: Martins, Francisco José; Captain: Maia, Domingos Manoel Rodrigues. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 14 October 1819. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (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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