EVENT INFORMATION

18
April
1820

The slave ship Bom Jesus de Além departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 18 April 1820 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Bom Jesus de Além; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 249. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Machado, Teotônio Vicente; Captain: Silva, Francisco da; Investor: Silva, Francisco da; Investor: Lobo, José Guedes Soares; Investor: Santos, Antônio José dos. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 18 April 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Left home port, no further record.

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