EVENT INFORMATION

11
January
1839

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

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📅 11 January 1839 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Esperança; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 215. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mendonça, Francisco Jeronimo de. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 11 January 1839. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Campos. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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