Because they had very poor conditions and if someone had a disease it would quickly spread out around the boat. They were also very badly fed. The hygienic conditions were terrible, they were washed once by week if they were lucky.
Most of the slaves faced horrible conditions on the ships.
Simonetta Vespucci died on 1476-04-26.
spain
yes
If they didn't die on the voyage to the "New World" they were auctioned off to wealthy land owners.
Between one and two million slaves died on the crossing, leaving many corpses in the bowel of the ship to rot among his companions. 10% of slaves would die on the ships. And up to 30% if it was a bad voyage! ....... That statistic is wrong. 20 million embarked on the voyage and about half made it. ........ Once the slaves showed signs of diseases or were dead they would throw them over board to prevent diseases spreading. On average 1/8 of all slaves were lost and 1 1/2 million Africans are buried in the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and Americas.
Seville, Spain
he did not die on his third voyage because he had a voyage the next year.
Maleria
he died of marlimia and in1512
Amerigo died of malaria
He died in 1512. He was living in Seville, Spain at the time.