EVENT INFORMATION

2
May
1586

The slave ship Trinidad arrived with enslaved Africans in Puerto Rico. About 426 people had been taken aboard and approximately 341 arrived.

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📅 2 May 1586 📍 Puerto Rico

Vessel: Trinidad. People connected to the voyage: Captain: González, Alvaro; Investor: Bautista Robelasco, Juan. The voyage began at Lisbon. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: São Tomé (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Puerto Rico, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%.

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