In 1902, 150 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-2748 occurred via the Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Moçambique
| RegID | LA-E-2748 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1902 |
| Government Department | Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal |
| Court | Tribunal de Julgamento das Prezas por Tráfico de Escravatura, Moçambique |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 150 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 150 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | In January 1902 the Portuguese authorities at Mozambique having been informed that several Arab dhows had entered the small rivers in the Angoche district for the purpose of capturing slaves, the Governor-General of Mozambique organised an expedition composed of 180 men, detached from Portuguese men-of-war in those seas and proceeded to a spot where the slave dealers were reported to have constructed a fortified position for themselves. After a severe conflict two dhows were captured and two burnt and a number of Arabs are believed to have been killed. It is not at present known how many slaves were released. The foregoing incident seem to constitute sufficiently incontrovertible proof that slave running flourishes in an organised form and on a large scale and that the port of Sur continues to be, as it has been for many generations, the distributing centre for these waters. The gang of Soori slave runners, whose capture to the number of about 150 at Mozambique was mentioned in last year's report, were sentenced to 25 year's imprisonment and deported to Angola in West Africa. This should have a salutary effect on the Soor community. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/709, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1902-03, f. 264v-265; British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/709, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1903-04, f. 281v; The National Archives, UK, FO 54/34, "Capture of Muscat Slave Dhows by Portuguese Authorities Near Mozambique," 1902-1903, entire volume; Yusuf Abdallah al Ghailani, "The Anglo-Omani Action over the Slave Trade: 1873-1903," مجلة العلوم الإنسانية 6, no. 1 (2017): 12-34; Matthew S. Hopper, "East Africa and the End of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade," Journal of African Development 13, no. 1 (2011): 39-65. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4441364.237474 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -1831957.323940 |
| 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 Central Africa |
| 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 | Angoche |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1902-01 |
| Location | Fortified barracoon |
| Navy | Portugal |
| 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. | Southeast 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 | Lourenço Marques |