In 1835, 200 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-3092 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3092 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Amália |
| Year | 1835 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 207 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 200 |
| Registered Total | 200 |
| Notes | This Spanish galeta, under the command of José Ramon Manene, began its voyage at Trinidad de Cuba on 11 March 1835 for the Congo River on loaded with a cargo of cotton goods, aguardiente, gunpowder and dry goods. On 2 September, this ship sailed from Africa with 207 people on board and 4 individuals died during the middle passage. On 7 October, the HMS sloop Serpent, under the command of Evan Nepean, detained this ship to the west of Grenada around 12°0'0" N. and 62°55'0" W. During the trial, 3 other people died. On 23 November, the court condemned this slave vessel for sale and issued emancipation certificates for 200 people. Since there were only 2 small girls on this ship, while a majority of the remainder were boys, it does not appear that anyone from this ship was removed from Cuba. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/172, "Captor's Declaration," 26 Oct. 1835, f. 189-191; 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: 1396. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -7003851.295743462 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 1345708.4084091089 |
| 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 | Congo River |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1835-10-07 |
| Location | 12°0'0" N., 62°55'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Serpent |
| Captain | Nepean |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1835-11-23 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1835-10-26 |
| 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 |