In 1861, 0 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-5131 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-5131 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Castilla |
| Year | 1861 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | This case along with the Lola were first taken to Jamaica, and were libelled in the Vice-Admiralty Court, where sentence was not pronounced until the 3rd day of May last, to the effect that that Court had no jurisdiction. They were then sent to this place, where they arrived on the 18th May. |
| Sources | "Return of Vessels Captured on suspicion of being engaged in the Slave Trade, and adjudicated by the Mixed Court at Havana," 1 Jan. - 30 Jun. 1861, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, and Loanda... 1860,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 47 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 13. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8887006.014996 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2684507.774016 |
| Ship Status | Empty Ship |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1861-10-15 |
| Location | 23°26'0" N., 79°50'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Barracouta |
| Captain | Wood |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1861-06-01 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1861-05-18 |
| 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 |