In 1839, 174 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3118 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3118 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Caridad Cubana |
| Year | 1839 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 175 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 174 |
| Registered Total | 146 |
| Notes | This Spanish galeta, under the command of Sebastian Fabrequez, began its voyage at Santiago de Cuba on 9 March 1839 for Bissau loaded with a cargo of sugar, rum, coffee and "five cases of common merchandise." Soon after, 175 enslaved people this ship "from another island opposite [to Bissau] called Sarramento" and 1 person died during the middle passage. On 3 July 1839, the HMS sloop Snake, under the command of John B. May, detained this vessel to the north of Puerto Rico around 20°18'0" N. and 78°42'0" W. After, they then went to Jamaica because there were not "sufficient provisions" to go to Havana. The Liberated Africans were "kept together at Port Antonio in Jamaica, on account of the small pox having broke out among them." During the trial in Havana, another 28 people died. On 3 August, the court declared the ship had engaged in the illegal slave trade and issued emancipation certificates for 146 people. The registers went to Havana for the trial. In this case, along with the Antoñica, was used to reason why the practice of making registers should be discontinued. It proved to be too "much labor... to comply exactly with the letter of the Treaty, when no object could be attained but giving unnecessary trouble." |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/274, "Captor's Declaration," no date, f. 177-178; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Implementation and Policy, 1824-1841,” Slavery & Abolition 37, no. 1 (2016): 23-44; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Transcription Methodology and Statistical Analysis,” African Economic History 38 (2010): 107-135; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 1860. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8760843.92543063 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2308604.115398844 |
| Ship Status | Liberated Africans |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Bissau |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1839-07-03 |
| Location | 20°18'0" N., 78°42'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Snake |
| Captain | May |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1839-08-03 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Caribbean |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Jamaica |