EVENT INFORMATION

23
March
1853

A slave ship arrived with enslaved Africans in Cuba. About 1350 people had been taken aboard and approximately 1150 arrived.

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📅 23 March 1853 📍 Cuba

Vessel: name not recorded; flag: Spain / Uruguay; rig: Barque; estimated standardized tonnage: 400. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Capo, Antônio. The voyage began at Matanzas on 1852. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Mozambique (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cabanas. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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