EVENT INFORMATION

7
December
1838

The slave ship Escorpião arrived with enslaved Africans in Bahamas. About 212 people had been taken aboard and approximately 212 arrived.

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📅 7 December 1838 📍 Bahamas

Vessel: Escorpião; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 270. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Elorriaga, Ângelo. The voyage began at Cadiz. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mayumba (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahamas, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, condemned.

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