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Antonio van Mombasa^1,2

M, #15865, b. circa 1666

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Last Edited

23/12/2015

BirthOrigin*

Antonio was from Mombasa and perhaps born there circa 1666.²

(Slave) ShipVoyage

In April 1686 the Nostra Signora de los Milagros apparently a slaver and probably sailing from Macau via Mozambique, perhaps to somewhere in the Americas, was wrecked off Cape Agulhas with the following crew, Manuel d'Oliviera, Antonio de Sousa, Domingo Martinisz, Jan de Paiva, Jan Gomes Cardosa, Manuel George d'Acosta, Juan Maehado and Antonio de Silva Furtado, passengers Joseph de la Gracia, and slaves Lorenço el Grande van Mozambique, Alexander van Mozambique, Thomas van Mozambique, Christoval van Mozambique, Antonio van Mozambique, Pedro van Mozambique, Lorenco Pequeno van Mozambique, Francisco van Mozambique, Joan van Mozambique, Antonio van Mombasa, Sebastiaan van Mozambique, Antonio van Macoua (Macau?), Jan d'Oliviera, Jan van Macoua (Macau?), Lorenzo van Macoua (Macau?), Jan van Mozambique, Francesco van Macoua (Macau?), Ventura van Macoua (Macau?), Amaro van Mozambique, Jan van Mozambique, Antonio van Mozambique, Jan van Mozambique, Bartholomé van Mozambique, Paulus van Mozambique and Joseph van Mozambique on board.³

Slave Transactions

On 5 June 1686 Antonio van Mombasa and Sebastiaan van Mozambique were sold by Joseph de la Gracia to Adam Stenis, for Rds. 65, together with 30 ounces of amber, 8 or 10 silver knobs for canes, and several spoons.⁴

Citations

[S606] J.L. (Leon) Hattingh, "A.J. Böeseken se Addendum van Kaapse slawe-verkoopstransaksies: Foute en regstellings", Kronos (Foute en regstellings) 9 (1984): En terwyl Böeseken agter die naam van die slaaf Antonio van Mambasa (5.6.1686) die woordjie sic skryf om daarmee aan te toon dat sy hierdie vreemde spelling direk uit die document afskryf, staan daar in werklikheid tog "Mombasa" geskryf.. Hereinafter cited as "Foute en regstellings."
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.146.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.146. 11.5.1686: Jan d'Oliveira from Mozambique (13), sold by Manuel d'Oliveira, carpenter on the shipwrecked Portuguese vessel Nostra Signora de los Milagras, to Henning Huijsing for Rds. 25.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.146. 5.6.1686: Antonio from Mambasa (sic) and Sebastiaan from Mozambique, sold together with 30 ounces of amber, 8 or 10 silver knobs for canes and several spoons, by Joseph de la Gracia, Augustinian monk shipwrecked in the Nostra Signora de los Milagros, to Adam Stenis for Rds. 62.