EVENT INFORMATION

23
May
1837

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

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📅 23 May 1837 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Andorinha; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 95. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cunha, Manoel de Barros; Captain: Abreu, João Teixeira de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 23 May 1837. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benguela (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Ponta Negro. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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