Don João de Castro

In 1840, 450 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-3124 occurred via the British and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3124
Case Name Don João de Castro
Year 1840
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 497
Liberated Africans Total 450
Registered Total 0
Notes
Sources SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 1948.
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Event Details
X Capture -4851196.182638
Y Capture -2640450.259712
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. 1839-07-29
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 Ilha de Moçambique
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known.
Location Marambaia
Navy Brazil
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. 1839-10-16
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. East Coast South America
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 Rio de Janeiro
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