Baquaqua was captured from djougou in 1845 while acting as a messenger for a local king. The presentation deals with the ways mahommah baquaqua and his interesting narrative. Mahommah baquaqua describes his homeland in west africa. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was a former slave, native of zooggoo, west africa, a tributary kingdom of bergoo kingdom. Mahommah gardo baquaqua s biography is the only known biography of a former slave from brazil. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was born in the west african town of zoogoo now djougou, benin around 1830, though his exact birth date is unknown.
Baquaqua a native of zoogoo, in the interior of africa a convert of christianity, with a description of that part of the world, including. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was born in 1820s djougou in the modernday west african country of benin. He wrote a biography, published by american abolitionist samuel moore in 1854. Around 1844 he was kidnapped, enslaved and taken to recife, brazil. According to his own biographical account he was a favorite of a local king.
Some scholars will already be familiar with mahommah gardo baquaqua s account, either through collections of primary documents edited by robert edgar conrad and allan austin or indirectly through the literature on brazilian slavery. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was born into a muslim family in the late 1820s in the kingdom of bergoo, in presentday benin. In his teen years, baquaqua became a favored bodyguard to the chief of a neighboring town that was subordinate to djougou. Mahommah gardo baquaqua moad museum of african diaspora. But the appearance of law and lovejoys edition represents a signi. His report is the only known document about the slave trade written by a former brazilian slave. Baquaqua, a native of zoogoo, in the interior of africa. Because of his position, baquaqua wrote, i wassingled out as a fit object of vengeance by an envious class of my countrymen. As a young man, baquaqua was sold to european slave traders, changing hands between several african masters before he was placed in a slave ship bound for pernambuco, brazil. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was born around 1824 in djougou, benin, to a prominent muslim family. Baquaqua was born around 1824 near djougou in modern day benin to a muslim merchant family. He was enslaved and exported through the most important slave port in west africa, the port of udai whydah, in the kingdom of dahomey.
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