In 1855, 33 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 10, Case ID LA-E-5179 occurred via the Capitanía General de la Isla de Cuba, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-5179 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Morillo |
| Year | 1855 |
| Government Department | Ministerio de Ultramar, Reino de España |
| Court | Capitanía General de la Isla de Cuba, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 170 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 33 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "Statement of Slaves landed and proportion captured in the Island of Cuba," 1855, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, Luanda, and the Cape Verd Islands... 1855,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 42 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 82. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -9274087.031909 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2625043.421198 |
| 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 | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1855-04 |
| Location | Morillo |
| Navy | Spain |
| 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. | 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 |