The Amistad
a) Brief introduction about the Amistadi) Names of Captain and other crew members(1) Captain Ferrer- the captain of the ship (2) Jose Ruiz- A 24 year old Spaniard that was a slave dealer(3) Pedro Montes- A 58 year old Spaniard that was a slave dealer (4) Antonio- Cabin Boy and slave to Captain Ferrer ii) Mission plan of the voyage in 1839(1) New York City to Lomboko Harbor (Tercora)(2) Leave from Lomboko Harbor and sail to Havana Cuba (Tercora)(3) From Havana to Puerto Principle (Amistad)b) Summary of how the ship was overtaken (a) The African version of this name is Sengbe Pieh.(b) Came from a village in the Mende region of West Africa (c) He was the leader of the rebellion(d) He started the rebellion because when he asked a sailor what happened to them when the ship would dock, the sailor said they would be slaughtered for food(1) Many sailors were killed including the Captain, but Ruiz, Montes, and a few crew members were kept
New York City: Abelard-Schuman, 1970. He was familiar with the African culture, and he managed to establish that the Africans were from the Mende region in Africa. It helped to spark a new revolution that led to the abolishment of slavery. (Jurmain 39-41) The judge decided that the slaves would be put in the New Haven, Connecticut jail until September 19, 1839 (the date of their District Hearing). He also ordered that the Africans be put into custody at the New Haven, Connecticut jail. He had also served as a justice on the United States Supreme Court. (Linder) There were also 48 other male slaves that helped to contribute to the overtaking of the ship, but Cinque's second in command during the revolt was Gilbaru, (Gilbaru means "have mercy on me") was also from the Mendi country. Because of these encounters with other vessels, many stories filtered through the American newspapers about a low black schooner manned with a black pirate crew. There were many ways they would show their hatred for the slave traders, they would attack their camp sites and also set traps for the traders. The passports were illegal because there was a law passed by Spain that prohibited international slave trading. Because of this, many forts were built to help protect the traders and their shipments in Africa. (Linder 2) It was still very unclear whether there had been a crime committed and if they had any jurisdiction to do anything about it, plus there was the matter of salvage rights of the ship and its cargo; it was worth an estimated $40,000 in 1839 dollars and the slaves were worth at least half that much.
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