1670s in South Africa

none 1670s August 2026 The following lists events that happened during the 1670s in South Africa. Events 1670 2 June - Jacob Borghorst, after his formal resignation, is succeeded by Pieter Hackius as Commander of the Cape Colony.Theron Francois August 1989 Community development. Putting plans into action, By Hennie Swanepoel, Juta & Co, Ltd, Cape Town, 1989 https://doi.org/10.1080/03768358908439481 Development Southern Africa 6 3 393–394 10.1080/03768358908439481 0376-835XDe VOCsite : gegevens VOC-schip Beemster (1667) https://www.vocsite.nl/schepen/detail.php?id=10096 2025-02-23 www.vocsite.nl2014-01-11 The Dutch in South Africa, 1652-1795 and 1802-1806 https://www.colonialvoyage.com/dutch-south-africa/ 2025-02-23 Colonial Voyage en-US 2021-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005448/https://www.colonialvoyage.com/dutch-south-africa/ dead Theal George McCall https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511782886 History and Ethnography of Africa South of the Zambesi, from the Settlement of the Portuguese at Sofala in September 1505 to the Conquest of the Cape Colony by the British in September 1795 2010-12-02 Cambridge University Press 978-0-511-78288-6 According to word-of-mouth the Zulu royal line is founded by Zulu, son of Malandela.General South African History Timeline: 1600s https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-23 www.sahistory.org.za The French attack Saldanha Bay, and in doing so expose the Dutch settlement's vulnerability.The Dutch Settlement https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/dutch-settlement 2025-02-23 www.sahistory.org.zaTheal George McCall History and Ethnography of Africa South of the Zambesi, from the Settlement of the Portuguese at Sofala in September 1505 to the Conquest of the Cape Colony by the British in September 1795: Volume 2: Foundation of the Cape Colony by the Dutch 1909 Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-02333-7 Cambridge library collection. African Studies Cambridge The VOC commits to establishing a permanent settlement at the Cape, as growing British and French influence in the Indian Ocean begins to become a concern. Commissioner Mattheus van der Broeck arrives at the Cape settlement with a fleet of 15 ships.Theal George McCall https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511783241 History of South Africa since September 1795 2010-12-02 Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-02366-5 The first public works tender is awarded to free burgher Wouter Mostert, as free burghers are now allowed to tender for construction materials. Free burghers are banned from trading livestock with the Khoisan, but are granted licenses to hunt large game. VOC directors order the Cape Government to stop farming and source their food from burgher farmers via tenders. 1671 Land is purchased from the Khoikhoi and the Cape Colony started 1 December- After the death of Pieter Hackius, Governor of the Cape, a political council is appointed to run the colony with Coenraad van Breitenbach as chairman 1672 Sugar cane is introduced Production of Brandy is started 23 March - Albert van Breugel is appointed acting Governor of the Cape 2 October - IJsbrand Godske is appointed Governor of the Cape 1673 When negotiations for trade of livestock fails, the VOC sends Hieronimus Cruse to attack the Cochoqua on horseback, which starts the Second Dutch-Khoikhoi War. The Dutch end up seizing a number of livestock accounting to 1800.Dutch colonization wreaked havoc from Asia to Africa https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dutch-colonization-wreaked-havoc-from-asia-to-africa/1075570 2025-02-24 www.aa.com.trHistory of South Africa, 1486–1691, G. M. Theal, London 1888. Page 231 13 Dutch explorers find fertile grazing land suitable for wheat production north-east of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains, home to the Chainoqua, Hessequa, Cochoqua, and Gouriqua Khoi-Khoi chiefdoms.General South African History Timeline: 1600s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-24 www.sahistory.org.zaAdmin General South African History Timeline: 1600s – Radio Free South Africa https://www.radiofreesouthafrica.com/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s/ 2025-03-27 en-US A Dutch hunting party of nine men with two wagons ventured into the mountains for large game. They were ambushed and captured by the Cochoqua, detained for several days, and subsequently killed at a location known as Moordkuil.History of South Africa, 1486–1691, G. M. Theal, London 1888. Page 229 The Khoikhoi have large livestock herds and begin to trade with the Dutch, but unfair Dutch terms lead to conflict and livestock raiding.W. G. Molsbergen E. C. Godee March 1933 Reizen in Zuid-Afrika in de Hollandse Tijd https://doi.org/10.2307/1784050 The Geographical Journal 81 3 266 10.2307/1784050 1784050 1933GeogJ..81..266W 0016-7398 subscription Marks Shula January 1972 Khoisan resistance to the Dutch in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/abs/khoisan-resistance-to-the-dutch-in-the-seventeenth-and-eighteenth-centuries1/BA0C60693822891C49210A97659353B0 The Journal of African History en 13 1 55–80 10.1017/S0021853700000268 0021-8537 subscription The Dutch capture an English slaver with 184 Malagasy slaves, uncovering the Boina Bay slave trade.The Early Cape Slave Trade South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/early-cape-slave-trade 2025-02-24 www.sahistory.org.za The VOC begins to establish a regular slave-trade route from the Cape to Boina Bay. De Post Huys is built, the oldest existing house in South Africa.A Short History of one of the oldest houses in South Africa The Heritage Portal https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/short-history-one-oldest-houses-south-africa 2025-02-24 www.theheritageportal.co.za 1676 2 January - Johan Bax van Herenthals is appointed Governor of the Cape 18 February - Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the king of Kandy A military expedition is dispatched under the command of Lieutenant Cruse, in search of the Cochoquas. It consists of fifty foot-soldiers, twenty-three horsemen, fifty burghers and a large band of ChainouquasTheal George McCall https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511783241 History of South Africa since September 1795 2010-12-02 Cambridge University Press 10.1017/cbo9780511783241 978-1-108-02366-5 Starting the Third Dutch-Khoikhoi War, the VOC launches a second attack on the Chocoqua. Nearly 5,000 livestock and weapons are seized.General South African History Timeline: 1600s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-25 www.sahistory.org.za2011-12-22 Moodie Donald The Record https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139058896 10.1017/cbo9781139058896 978-1-108-03264-3 Oloff Bergh, a future appointee of the High Court of Justice, arrives at the Cape coming from Sweden.The First Slaves at the Cape South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/first-slaves-cape 2025-02-25 www.sahistory.org.za 1677 Governor Bax sends captain Cornelis Thomas Wobma along the west coast to determine the boundary between the Khoi-Khoi and the Kaffirs. The Third Khoikhoi-Dutch War ends. Governor Bax secures the Chocoqua’s submission, and demands an annual tribute of thirty cattle.Dutch colonization wreaked havoc from Asia to Africa https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dutch-colonization-wreaked-havoc-from-asia-to-africa/1075570 2025-02-25 www.aa.com.tr Jan van Riebeeck dies aged 57 in Batavia.Van Riebeeck, Jan 2005-04-07 African American Studies Center https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43756 2025-02-25 Oxford University Press 10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43756 978-0-19-530173-1 subscription The first person in the Uys family to arrive at the Cape is Daentie Rycken, the mother of the family's progenitor. She is accompanied by Jan Hendriksz de Lange, her second spouse.Rootenberg 2016, pp. 32-35.Rootenberg 1997, pp. 145–149. 1678 The settlement of Hottentots-Holland is established 29 June Hendrik Crudop is appointed acting Governor of the Cape 1679 26 April The building of the Castle of Good Hope is completedCastle Of Good Hope - History Of The Castle https://castleofgoodhope.co.za/index.php/news/100-news/149-history-of-the-castle 2025-02-25 castleofgoodhope.co.zaSchirmer Peter Cape Town: the fairest cape Potgieter Herman 1983 Struik 978-0-86977-186-0 1st Cape Town 14 October Simon van der Stel is appointed Commander of the Cape 6 November - The town of Stellenbosch is founded on the banks of the Eerste River.29 November 2019 History of Western Cape - Stellenbosch University https://www.sun.ac.za/english/SUInternational/Documents/Overview%20of%20Stellenbosch_Western%20Cape.pdf sun.ac.za A Slave Lodge is made for VOC slaves. It is the second oldest building in South Africa.The Iziko Slave Lodge sheds light on the history of slavery in South Africa Nelson Mandela Western Cape Vibrant culture (GL) https://www.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel/article/the-iziko-slave-lodge-sheds-light-on-the-history-of-slavery-in-south-africa 2025-02-25 www.southafrica.netCape Town's history is a story you need to know Attractions Culture History Family Lifestyle Cape Town Western Cape Bustling city life (US) https://www.southafrica.net/us/en/travel/article/cape-town-s-history-is-a-story-you-need-to-know 2025-02-25 www.southafrica.netSlave Lodge – Slavery in South Africa https://slavery.iziko.org.za/slavelodge/ 2025-02-25 en-US Simon van der Stel is mandated by the VOC to expand the Dutch colonial rule. Conditions in the Slave Lodge are rated low. The structure is permanently moist, has poor air circulation, and a persistent odor due to its leaking roofs, lack of windows, and barred slats in the walls. Deaths 30 November 1671 - Pieter Hackius dies 18 January 1677 - Jan van Riebeeck dies at Batavia on Java 29 June 1678 - Johan Bax van Herenthals dies References See Years in South Africa for list of References