EVENT INFORMATION

26
February
1853

The slave ship Silenus arrived with enslaved Africans in Cuba. About 540 people had been taken aboard and approximately 447 arrived.

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📅 26 February 1853 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Silenus; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brigantine. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Sagua. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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