Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 41893
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM
Vessel name Politena
Flag Spain
Flag IMP Spain / Uruguay
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Schooner
Tonnage 50
Standardized tonnage IMP 114
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Lavalla, Martin
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by United States with slaves
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP US
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Havana
First place of slave purchase Gallinhas
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gallinhas
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Savannah
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Savannah
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Cuba
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Georgia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Georgia
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1817
Date voyage began 1817-07-12
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1817-10-08
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1817-11-23
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 134
Middle passage (days) IMP 46
Captain and Crew Captain's name Calzadilla, Tomas
Crew at voyage outset
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 124
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 109
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 109
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources NARA, Atlanta, RG21,Box23,"Politina": National Archives Record Administration, Southeast Region (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
NARA, Atlanta, RG21,Box22,"Politina": National Archives Record Administration, Southeast Region (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
NARA, Atlanta, RG21,Box25,"Politina": National Archives Record Administration, Southeast Region (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
ANC,Fomento,86,3506:

Archivo Nacional de Cuba, Junta de Fomento, Havana, Cuba