EVENT INFORMATION

30
July
1821

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

← Back to Dashboard
📅 30 July 1821 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Machado, José Joaquim; Captain: Sarmento, Manoel Pereira; Investor: Sarmento, Manoel Pereira; Captain: Neto, Miguel Antônio. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 30 July 1821. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 53 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark