EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1822

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

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📅 8 July 1822 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Lusitânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Smack; estimated standardized tonnage: 196. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Machado, José Joaquim; Captain: Neto, Miguel Antônio. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 8 July 1822. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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