EVENT INFORMATION

20
July
1830

The slave ship Elisa left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 519 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 20 July 1830 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Elisa; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Barqua; estimated standardized tonnage: 428. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ramalho, Antônio José de Oliveira; Investor: Porto, Antônio Alves da Silva; Captain: Silva, Joaquim Alves da. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 2 March 1830. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lourenço Marques (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 42 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro, restored.

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