In 1886, 11 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 16, Case ID LA-E-5335 occurred via the Regia Marina Italiana, Massawa
| RegID | LA-E-5335 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1886 |
| Government Department | Regno d'Italia |
| Court | Regia Marina Italiana, Massawa |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 11 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 11 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | I have the honour to report that on the 17th instant, while searching a house at Arkiko, in which an individual accused of theft was supposed to have concealed himself, we discovered eleven slave children, seven of whom were girls. |
| Sources | "Gené to Robilant," 23 Apr. 1886, in "Correspondence with British Representatives, and Reports from Naval Officers, Relative to the East African Slave Trade," 1887, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 60 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 95-96. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4392259.739186 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 1751535.393898 |
| 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. | 1886-04-17 |
| Location | At Arkiko |
| Navy | Italy |
| 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. | Northeast 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 | Massawa |