EVENT INFORMATION

17
October
1821

The slave ship Santana Flor de Luanda departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 17 October 1821 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Santana Flor de Luanda; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Galera. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lopes, Francisco da Silva; Investor: Lopes, Francisco da Silva; Investor: Melo, José José de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 17 October 1821. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 32 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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