In 1848, 136 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 10, Case ID LA-E-3131 occurred via the Capitanía General de la Isla de Cuba, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3131 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Trinidad |
| Year | 1848 |
| Government Department | Ministerio de Ultramar, Reino de España |
| Court | Capitanía General de la Isla de Cuba, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 240 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 136 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Apprehension of 106 Bozal, recently landed from the coast of Africa at or near to Trinidad, on the south side of the island ; I have the honour of reporting the the cargo in question is said to have consisted of 230 or 240 in all. Information of a disembarkation of negroes reached the Consul-General, who reported it officially to the Captain-General on the 31st July. They were all very young and many of them children. The Governor of Trinidad, Brigadier Herrera Davila, was implicated in this criminal and detestable act. These 106 have been distributed from the depôt to serve a probation of averaging thirteen years. Seizure under General O’Donnell, described as 106 in Mr. Crawford’s despatch of November 5, 1847, but subsequently in Mr. Kennedy’s despatch of January 1, 1848, as 136. |
| Sources | "Statement of Emancipados proceeding from Seizures by Local Authorities in Cuba," 10 Oct. 1854, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope... 1854,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 41 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 31-32; "Commissioner to Palmerston," 5 Nov. 1847, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, Surinam, Cape of Good Hope, et al.,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 34 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 98-99. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8901856.314092 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2487003.140035 |
| 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. | Africa (unspecified) |
| 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 | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1847-07-31 |
| Location | At or near Trinidad |
| Navy | Spain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1848-01-01 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| 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 |