In 1824, 151 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-3166 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3166 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Relámpago |
| Year | 1824 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 151 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 151 |
| Registered Total | 149 |
| Notes | This Spanish schooner, under the command of Santiago Manzana, began its voyage at Havana and set sail for Grand Mesurado on 23 August 1824. In total, 162 people boarded this slave ship, while 3 individuals died and 1 person was born during the middle passage. On 18 December 1824, these HMS schooner Lion, under the command of Francis Liardet, detained this vessel off the coast of Cuba at 23°8'0" N. and 79°17'0" W. and escorted this ship into the Bay of Havana. During the trial, another 10 people died. On 23 December 1824, the court condemned the ship for sale and issued emancipation certificates to 149 people. |
| Sources | "Abstract of the Evidence in the Case of the Spanish Schooner Relampago," 29 Dec. 1824, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1824-1825,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 10 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 132-133; 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: 2358. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8825780.295060039 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2648151.0324388323 |
| 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. | Forests 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 | Grand Mesurado |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1824-12-14 |
| Location | 23°8'0" N., 79°17'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Lion |
| Captain | Liardet |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1824-12-23 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1824-12-18 |
| 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 | Havana |