Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 1420
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Rio de la Plata
Flag Uruguay
Flag IMP Spain / Uruguay
Place constructed USA, location unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Bergantim
Tonnage 202
Standardized tonnage IMP 202
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Vilaça, José Teodoro
Castro, Luís Antônio de Carvalho e
Vasques, Domingos
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro, condemned
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Montevideo
First place of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Rio de Janeiro
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Rio de Janeiro
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Rio de la Plata
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Southeast Brazil
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Southeast Brazil
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1834
Date voyage began 1834-06-28
Date trade began in Africa 1834-11-??
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1834-12-01
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 156
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Silva, Antônio Cardoso da
Crew at voyage outset 18
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 550
Total slaves embarked IMP 550
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 521
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 521
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 18.5%
Percentage women IMP 7.6%
Percentage boys IMP 51.9%
Percentage girls IMP 22.1%
Percentage male IMP 70.4%
Percentage children IMP 74.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 100
Mortality rate IMP 18.0%
Source Sources PP,1845,XLIX:593-633:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


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Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX