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In 1839 there was 53 African slaves on board a ship called the Amistad. The Africans was abducted from West Africa and sold to the Spanish slavers which is in violation of international law. In 1840 the Mendians' trial began in the District Court in Hartford, Connecticut. Tappan helped suppress the illegal slave trade which uncovered evidence to support the Mendians' story. The documents establishing them as ladinos were forged. The judge