EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1837

The slave ship Traga Milhas left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 324 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 1 May 1837 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Traga Milhas; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 87. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Alves, Rafael José. The voyage began at Havana on 1836. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sherbro (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Antonia. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, condemned.

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