In 1845, 320 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 14, Case ID LA-E-4274 occurred via the Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Moçambique
RegID | LA-E-4274 |
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Case Name | Unspecified |
Year | 1845 |
Government Department | Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal |
Court | Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Moçambique |
Trial Outcome | Condemned |
Enslaved Total | 320 |
Liberated Africans Total | 320 |
Registered Total | 0 |
Notes | A dhow, which was alarmed by the appearance of an American whaler, ran ashore, and the Sheik of Mocamba gave up the enslaved people, about 320 in number, to the Governor-General of Moçambique, who has apprenticed them out. |
Sources | "Commissioners to the Earl of Aberdeen," 16 Oct. 1845, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havan, Rio de Janeiro, Surinam, Cape of Good Hope, et al.,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 32 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 198. |
Cite as |
X Capture | 4511430.294969 |
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Y Capture | -1711078.868975 |
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. | East 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 | |
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1845-09-06 |
Location | Mocamba |
Navy | Portugal |
Ship | |
Captain | |
Supporting Ships | |
Sentence Date | 1845-10-16 |
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. | East Central 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 | Ilha de Moçambique |