In 1825, 49 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-3167 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3167 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Isabela |
| Year | 1825 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 50 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 49 |
| Registered Total | 10 |
| Notes | This Spanish brigantine, under the command of Pedro Blanco and Vicente Gomez, began its voyage at Havana and set sail for Gallinas on 1 August 1824. In total, 50 people boarded this slave ship and 1 individual died during the middle passage. On 5 October 1825, the HMS schooner Lion, under the command of Edward Smith, sighted this vessel off the northern coast of Cuba around 21°27'0" N. and 77°16'0" W. Just before the capture, Vicente Gomez escaped on shore with 39 people and the remainder were escorted into Havana for trial. On 17 October 1825, the court condemned the ship for sale and issued emancipation certificates for the surviving 10 people. |
| Sources | "Abstract of the Evidence in the Case of the Spanish Brigantine Isabel," 20 Oct. 1825, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1825-1826,” 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), 55-56; 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: 2366. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8601285.988626938 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2445617.881734507 |
| 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 | Galinhas |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1825-10-05 |
| Location | 21°27'0" N., 77°16'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Lion |
| Captain | Smith |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1825-10-17 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1825-10-15 |
| 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 |