In 1835, 403 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-3090 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3090 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Marte |
| Year | 1835 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 600 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 403 |
| Registered Total | 326 |
| Notes | This Spanish brigantine, under the command of Juan Sagrera, began its voyage at Barcelona and set sail for Loango on 12 August 1834 loaded with aguardiente, along with some dry goods purchased at Gibraltar. On 25 February 1835, this ship sailed from Africa with 600 people on board and 151 individuals died during the middle passage. On 17 April, the HMS brig Skipjack, under the command of Sidney H. Ussher, engaged with this ship from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m, whereby 1 seaman and 7 enslaved Africans died. The ship was detained off the south side of Cuba around 20°6'0" N. and 80°15'0" W. Upon their arrival to Havana, the people on board were "dying daily" because of dysentery and small pox. These people were placed into quarantine grounds of Chorrera and Marimelena. From the point of capture through the trial, another 123 people died. On 8 May, the court condemned this slave vessel for sale and issued emancipation certificates for 326 people. A request to remove people from the Chubasco from Havana to Trinidad ties into the case of the Chubasco and Joven Reina. There was a proposal to send a convoy of "376 emancipated negroes" from these three ships. In mid May, medical officers detected cases of cholera in Havana. There was no report of any cases of cholera among these Liberated Africans, but on 20 May the request to resettle was refused. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/171, "Captor's Declaration," 20 Apr. 1835, f. 272-273; 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: 1372. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8933389.136160204 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2284881.0700673284 |
| 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. | 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 | Loango |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1835-04-17 |
| Location | 20°6'0" N., 80°15'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Skipjack |
| Captain | Ussher |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1835-05-08 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1835-04-17 |
| 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 |