Cidade da Praia

In 1890, 10 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-2403 occurred via the Governador Geral da Provincia de Angola, Luanda

Case Details
RegID LA-E-2403
Case Name Cidade da Praia
Year 1890
Government Department Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal
Court Governador Geral da Provincia de Angola, Luanda
Trial Outcome Purchased
Enslaved Total 10
Liberated Africans Total 10
Registered Total 10
Notes Register contains ID, name, name of mother and father, sex, age, place of origin, place of rescue, names of children, and observations. List for people arriving from Novo Redondo, Catumbela, Benguela and Cambambe.
Sources Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, Secretaria de Estado da Marinha e Ultramar, Direcção Geral do Ultramar, 2.a R, Cx-14, nv. 841, "Mappa dos colonos resgatados," 3 Feb. 1890, (no folio numbers). Special thanks to Tracy Lopes for sharing this reference.
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Event Details

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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 (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.
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Sentence Date 1890-02-03
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. Gulf Islands of 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 São Tomé
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