Death of Capt. Ferrer, the Captain of the Amistad, July, 1839
The caption beneath this print reads: "Don Jose Ruiz and Don Pedro Montez of the Island
of Cuba, having purchased fifty-three slaves at Havana, recently imported from Africa, put
them on board the Amistad .... After being out from Havana about four days, the African
captives on board, in order to obtain their freedom, and return to Africa, armed
themselves with cane knives, and rose upon the Captain and crew of the vessel. Capt.
Ferrer and the cook of the vessel were killed; two of the crew escaped; Ruiz and Montez
were made prisoners."
From John Barber, A History of the Amistad Captives, 1840
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