In 1856, 1 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 14, Case ID LA-E-614 occurred via the Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos, Cabo Verde
| RegID | LA-E-614 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Resgatados pela Junta Protetora |
| Year | 1856 |
| Government Department | Ministério do Ultramar, Reino de Portugal |
| Court | Junta Protetora dos Escravos e Libertos, Cabo Verde |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 1 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Esse inventario, determinado por lei, deu a conhecer a existencia em bases mais exactas, do número de escravos reunidos em todo o arquipelago. Pelo seu apuramento existiam 5,182 individuos. O total de libertados pelajunta Protetora de Escravos e o mais magro de todos, seguido logo pelos governadores. Other cateogries in the table include: "Libertados pelos senhores," "resgatados por diversos" - talvez no interesse proprio; "condenados pelos tribunais;" e "falecidos." Table provides totals per island, and by Sotavento and Barlavento groupings. |
| Sources | Arquivo dos Serviços de Administração Civil de Cabo Verde, Registro nominal de escravos existentes em todo o arquipélago de Cabo Verde, Livros 326-327 (Praia), Livro 328 (São Catarina), Livro 329 (Maio), Livros 330-331 (Fogo), Livro 332 (Brava), Livro 333 (São Nicolau), Livro 334 (São Vicente), Livro 335 (São Antão), Livro 336 (Sal), Livro 337 (Boa Vista), 14 Dec. 1856; c.f. "Movimento de escravos entre 1856 e 1868," in António Carreira, Cabo Verde: Formação e extinção de uma sociedade escravocrata (1460-1878) (Lisboa: Inst. Caboverdeano, 1983), 414-415. |
| Cite as |
| 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. | Cabo Verde |
| 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 | Fogo |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| 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. | Cabo Verde |
| 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 | Cabo Verde |