Petronila

In 1816, 182 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 6, Case ID LA-E-3630 occurred via the Escuadra de la República de Venezuela

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3630
Case Name Petronila
Year 1816
Government Department Cuerpo Legislativo, Tercera República de Venezuela
Court Escuadra de la República de Venezuela
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 207
Liberated Africans Total 182
Registered Total 0
Notes These records are cited directly from Voyages and have not been idependently confirmed; thus, it is not confirmed whether these captures occurred under Spain or the Third Republic of Venezuela, although the later is more likely.
Sources Archivo Nacional, Cuba, Gobierno Superior Civil 494-18690, "no title provided," 1816, (no folio numbers provided); SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V42094.
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Event Details
X Capture
Y Capture
Ship Status Unknown
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. 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 Calabar
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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. North 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 Caracas
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