EVENT INFORMATION

21
February
1820

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

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📅 21 February 1820 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bonfim; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 186. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ramos, José de Oliveira; Captain: Melo, Francisco José de. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 21 February 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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