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title: The Amistad Revolt
author: John Warner Barber
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20251/the-amistad-revolt/
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updated: 2025-03-24
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# The Amistad Revolt

_Authored by John Warner Barber_

## Image File

[![The Amistad Revolt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20251.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20251.jpeg)

## Image Caption

[Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of Capt. Ferrer, the Captain of the Amistad, July 1839, color engraving and frontispiece from John Warner Barber (1840). *A History of the Amistad Captives*. New Haven, Connecticut: E.L. and J.W. Barber, Hitchcock & Stafford, Printers.

Caption: "Don Jose Ruiz and Don Pedro Montez of the Island of Cuba, having purchased fifty-three slaves at Havana, recently imported from [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), put them on board the Amistad, Capt. Ferrer, in order to transport them to Principe, another port on the Island of Cuba. 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."

## Cite This Work

### APA
Barber, J. W. (2025, March 24). The Amistad Revolt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20251/the-amistad-revolt/>
### Chicago
Barber, John Warner. "The Amistad Revolt." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20251/the-amistad-revolt/>.
### MLA
Barber, John Warner. "The Amistad Revolt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20251/the-amistad-revolt/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amistad_revolt.jpg) by [**John Warner Barber**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amistad_revolt.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 24 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.