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28
January
1822

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

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📅 28 January 1822 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Marquês de Pombal; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 120. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ferreira, Antônio José Meireles; Investor: Sá, Antônio Francisco de; Investor: Pinto, Manoel Guedes; Captain: Azevedo, José Francisco de; Captain: Felix, Inácio José. The voyage began at Lisbon on 28 January 1822. 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: 27 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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