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  • Picaluga Claudio

    1824–1826
    Slave trader, Ship captain Transports and maritime activities
    Origin
    Genova
    Place of activity
    Curaçao

    Born in Genoa and naturalised Dutch in Curaçao, ship's captain and shipowner. He was the owner, together with Giovanni Zangroni and Francischo (Francesco) Chichiola, of the ship Amable Claudina and its cargo. Having sailed from Bordeaux bound for La Guaira, the ship was intercepted by the Royal Navy and the case was judged by the Mixed Commission of Sierra Leone.