EVENT INFORMATION

29
December
1840

The slave ship Jesús María arrived with enslaved Africans in Cuba. About 278 people had been taken aboard and approximately 246 arrived.

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📅 29 December 1840 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Jesús María; flag: Spain / Uruguay; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 40. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Morales, Vincente; Captain: Ruíz, Lorenzo. The voyage began at St Thomas. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sherbro (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cuba, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 38 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Court of Mixed Commission, Havana, condemned.

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