EVENT INFORMATION

15
July
1823

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

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📅 15 July 1823 📍 Brazil

Vessel: General Rêgo; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 240. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Alcântara, Marcelino José de; Investor: Alcântara, Marcelino José de. The voyage began at Lisbon on 15 July 1823. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (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: 8.0%.

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