In 1844, 360 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 15, Case ID LA-E-3597 occurred via the Juiz Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
| RegID | LA-E-3597 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Bella Maria |
| Year | 1844 |
| Government Department | Poder Judiciário e Marinha, Império do Brasil |
| Court | Juiz Municipal, Rio de Janeiro |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 400 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 360 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Chased by "Frolic's" boats, was detained by Imperial Government; given up, and sailed for Angola 9 April |
| Sources | "Return of African Slaves stated to have been landed within the Province of Rio de Janeiro," 1844, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, Luanda, and the Cape Verd Islands... 1844,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 29 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 511; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 3925. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -4639191.918560 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -2554874.786741 |
| 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. | West Central Africa North |
| 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 | Luanda |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | Macahé |
| 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. | |
| 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 |