Seis Hermanos

In 1836, 174 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-3245 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3245
Case Name Seis Hermanos
Year 1836
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 190
Liberated Africans Total 174
Registered Total 173
Notes
Sources "Return of Spanish Vessels adjudicated by the British and Spanish Mixed Commission, established at Sierra Leone", 1 Jan. 1836 - 1 Jul. 1836, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1836,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 15 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 31; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2490.
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Event Details
X Capture 588137.9763577954
Y Capture 434481.6527314928
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. 1836-02-06
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 Elem Kalabari
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1836-02-08
Location 3°54'0" N., 5°17'0" E.
Navy Britain
Ship Thalia
Captain Wauchope
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1836-03-12
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1836-03-03
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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