In 1819, 353 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 11, Case ID LA-E-3701 occurred via the Cours de Justice et des Tribunaux, Port-au-Prince
| RegID | LA-E-3701 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Yuyú Africano (a) Dos Unidos |
| Year | 1819 |
| Government Department | Ministre des Affaires Étrangères, Royaume d'Haïti |
| Court | Cours de Justice et des Tribunaux, Port-au-Prince |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 390 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 353 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | A fines de 1819, la corbeta de guerra haitiana Wilberforce apresó al bergantín negrero español Yuyú o los Dos Unidos de matricula en Cádiz, y lo condujo a Port-au-Prince, donde fueron liberados los centenares de esclavos que conducía para Cuba. Por Real Orden del Ministro de Estado español, se envió al Capitán General de la isla de Cuba el expediente del asunto para que exigiera del presidente Boyer, de Haití, la devolución de los esclavos. El entonces capitán general interino - fue en 1819 y 1821 -, don Juan María Echeverri, envió un comisionado al presidente haitiano, provisto de un documento oficial en el cual reclamaba la devolución de los esclavos liberados. El presidente Boyer contestó el 24 de enero de 1821 en tono conciliador, pero negándose a acceder a la petición española. |
| Sources | José Luciano Franco, Comercio Clandestino de Esclavos (Habana: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 1996), 107; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 46920. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8061546.702062 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2109613.992922 |
| 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. | Africa (unspecified) |
| 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 | A Coruña |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1819-12-01 |
| Location | Near Port au Prince |
| Navy | Haiti |
| Ship | Wilberforce |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1819-12-01 |
| 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 | Port-au-Prince |