In 1836, 433 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-3101 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3101 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Ninfa (a) Matanzera |
| Year | 1836 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 518 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 433 |
| Registered Total | 396 |
| Notes | This Spanish brigantine, under the command of Augustin Barcet, began its voyage at Matanzas on 2 May 1835 for Calabar loaded with a cargo of dry goods, gunpowder, muskets and aguardiente. On 16 November, this ship sailed from Africa with 518 people on board and 68 individuals died during the middle passage. On 7 January 1836, the HMS schooner Pincher, under the command of Lieutenant George Byng, detained this vessel around 20°10'50" N. and 73°30'0" W. During the trial, another 17 people died due to "heaping together a multitude in so narrow a space... and above all of the dangers proceeding from an evil like Dysentery." By registration, another 54 people died. On 25 January, the court condemned this slave vessel for sale and issued emancipation certificates for only 396 people. Due to their poor physical health and quarantine, there is no indication of anyone being removed from Cuba. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/196, "Declaration of the Captor," Jan. 1836, f. 133-134; 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: 1446. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8181982.573305607 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2294432.5224950663 |
| 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 | Calabar |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1836-01-07 |
| Location | 20°10'50" N., 73°30'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Pincher |
| Captain | Byng |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1836-01-25 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1836-01-14 |
| 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 |