EVENT INFORMATION

23
November
1828

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

← Back to Dashboard
📅 23 November 1828 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Providência; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferreira, João Antônio; Investor: Ferreira, João Antônio; Captain: Madeira, Manoel José; Captain: Ferreira, F de P. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 23 November 1828. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (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.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark