In 1832, 238 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3072 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3072 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Planeta |
| Year | 1832 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 241 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 238 |
| Registered Total | 236 |
| Notes | This Spanish schooner-brig, under the command of Salvador Felicé, began its voyage at Havana and set sail for the Cameroons River on 8 October 1831 loaded with cotton goods, aguardiente, gunpowder and fire arms. On 16 February 1832, the ship sailed from Africa with 241 people on board and 2 individuals died during the middle passage. On 6 April, the HMS sloop Victor, under the command of Richard Keane, detained this slave ship "after a running fight" to the southeast of Isle of Pines around 21°0'0" N. and 82°0'0" W. There was sufficient water and provisions for the voyage, although one male died before reaching Havana and another 2 people died during the trial. This case came to focus on the 7 individuals, who claimed to be crew members and not "objects of commerce." On 26 April, the court condemned the vessel for sale and issued emancipation certificates for 236 people, including the African crew. On 26 June, the court learned that the Liberated Africans "were not assigned to any public work, but were distributed out to private individuals." The Spanish government also raised "a contribution of 5 Dollars per negro on the person taking charge of them, and has applied the money thus raised to the benefit of a charitable public establishment called the Real Casa de Beneficencia." |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/128, "Declaration of the Captor," 25 Jun. 1832, f. 86-87; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Implementation and Policy, 1824-1841,” Slavery & Abolition 37, no. 1 (2016): 23-44; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Transcription Methodology and Statistical Analysis,” African Economic History 38 (2010): 107-135; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 1245. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -9128198.245048 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2391878.587944 |
| 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. | Eastern Bight |
| 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 | Cameroons |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1832-04-06 |
| Location | 21°0'0" N., 82°0'0" W.; Southeast of Isle of Pines |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Victor |
| Captain | Keane |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1832-04-26 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1832-04-17 |
| 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 |