In 1845, 16 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-467 occurred via the Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Luanda
| RegID | LA-E-467 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1845 |
| Government Department | Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal |
| Court | Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Luanda |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 16 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 16 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Sixteen people "destined for exportation" were found in the northern edges of the colony. |
| Sources | José C. Curto, “Producing 'Liberated' Africans in Mid-Nineteenth Century Angola,” in Richard Anderson, and Henry B. Lovejoy, Liberated Africans and the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807-1896 (Rochester: Rochester University Press, 2020), 242-243. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| 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. | West Central Africa North |
| 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 | Ambriz |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | West Central Africa North |
| 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 | Luanda |