In 1830, 105 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-3897 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3897 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Santiago |
| Year | 1830 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 144 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 105 |
| Registered Total | 100 |
| Notes | This Spanish schooner, under the command of José Rivet, began its voyage at Havana and set sail for the River Brass likely in late 1829 loaded with aguardiente, cotton goods and other merchandise. On 9 February 1830, the ship sailed from Africa with 144 people on board and 36 individuals died during the middle passage. On 9 April, Commander Thomas Gill, in charge of the HMS sloop Sparrowhawk, was leaving Jamaica to take important dispatches to New Providence. Between Jamaica and Cuba, Gill came upon the Santiago, which was leaking and had four feet of water in the hull. Rivet had gone to Santiago de Cuba to seek help and left a few of his crew on board. Gill could not "conceive himself justified in accompanying the detained vessel" instructed four of his men to take the Santiago to Havana. By 23 April, the Santiago was sinking off the western tip of Cuba around the 18°50'0" N. and 76°31'0" W. Fortunately, the HMS Slaney, under the command of Captain Charles Parker, arrived to the scene and put the survivors on board. After abandoning the Santiago, these people arrived to Havana on 27 April. Since 9 April, another 8 people died. Due to the particularities of this case, the court reached its decision on 21 May and issued emancipation certificates for 100 people. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/107, "Declaration of Captor," 4 Jul. 1830, f. 140-141; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Implementation and Policy, 1824-1841,” Slavery & Abolition 37, no. 1 (2016): 23-44; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Transcription Methodology and Statistical Analysis,” African Economic History 38 (2010): 107-135; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 960. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8517796.370531982 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2135323.408540681 |
| 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. | 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 | River Brass |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1830-03-09 |
| Location | 18°50'0" N., 76°31'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Sparrowhawk |
| Captain | Gill |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1830-05-21 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1830-04-09 |
| 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 |