EVENT INFORMATION

18
November
1837

The slave ship Arrogante (a) Urraca left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 473 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 18 November 1837 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Arrogante (a) Urraca; flag: Portugal / Brazil; estimated standardized tonnage: 155. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Kidd, G A; Investor: Martínez*; Captain: Medina, Augusto César; Investor: Zulueta, Julián. The voyage began at Cape Verde Islands on 7 September 1837. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gallinhas (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 40 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 30.0%. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, condemned.

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