EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1836

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

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๐Ÿ“… 20 May 1836 ๐Ÿ“ Bahamas

Vessel: Empresa; flag: Spain / Uruguay; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Calvo, Manuel; Investor: Calvo, Manuel. The voyage began at Havana on 20 May 1836. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahamas, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Havana, condemned.

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