Nueva Virgen

In 1821, 106 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-3148 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3148
Case Name Nueva Virgen
Year 1821
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 140
Liberated Africans Total 106
Registered Total 106
Notes Linked to V2325
Sources "List of Vessels Adjudicated in the Court of the British and Spanish Mixed Commission," 6 Feb. 1826, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1826-1827,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 11 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 4-6; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2324.
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Event Details
X Capture 792256.511271
Y Capture 494227.329662
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. 1821-09-05
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 Bonny
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1821-09-07
Location River Bonny
Navy Britain
Ship Myrmidon
Captain Leeke
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1821-11-07
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1821-11-04
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. Rivers of West Africa
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 Freetown
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