In 1864, 194 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-878 occurred via the Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos, Luanda
| RegID | LA-E-878 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos |
| Year | 1864 |
| Government Department | Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal |
| Court | Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos, Luanda |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 194 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 194 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The local Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos intervened in “freeing” but 308 slaves (195 males and 113 females) throughout its fi first ten years of operation. The data total in this row subtracts the total of 308 from the 1864 return from the 113 people registered between 1854 and 1858; thus there were upwards of 194 people liberated by the Junta between 1859 and 1864. |
| Sources | Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, Lisbon, Sala 6, Maço 775, Oficio 202, “Mappa do numero de escravos que tem sido libertados por intervenção da Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos desde a sua instalação em Setembro de 1855,” 8 June 1864, cited in 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), 246. |
| 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 | Luanda |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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| 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 |