EVENT INFORMATION

5
August
1837

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

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📅 5 August 1837 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Fortuna; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Barbosa, José Antonio. The voyage began at Havana on 5 August 1837. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Lagos, Onim (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cuba, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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