Gaceta

In 1836, 223 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-3246 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3246
Case Name Gaceta
Year 1836
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 227
Liberated Africans Total 223
Registered Total 223
Notes
Sources "Return of Spanish Vessels adjudicated by the British and Spanish Mixed Commission, established at Sierra Leone", 1 Jul. 1836 - 1 Jan. 1837, in “Supplement B. Sierra Leone, 1836,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 15 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 47-48; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2491.
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Event Details
X Capture -1432310.78154012
Y Capture 602017.1618928617
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. 1836-01-06
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 Sestos
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1836-01-14
Location 5°24'0" N., 12°52'0" W.
Navy Britain
Ship Pylades
Captain Castle
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1836-07-05
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1836-01-16
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. Rivers of West Africa
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 Freetown
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