1640s in South Africa

none April 2022 1640s August 2026 The following lists events that happened during the 1640s in South Africa. 1643 1643 - The Portuguese ship, Santa Maria Madre de Deus is wrecked off the South African east coast 1647 25 March 1647 - The Dutch ship Nieuwe Haerlem is wrecked in Table Bay and survivors later build a small fort.General South African History Timeline 1600s https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600sThe Shipwreck That Gave Birth to South Africa https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/01/the-shipwreck-that-gave-birth-to-south.html 2025-02-20 www.amusingplanet.com enThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/dutch-indiaman-nieuwe-haerlem-wrecked-storm-table-bay 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.za Nieuwe Haerlem survivor Leendert Janszen and some crew stay in Table Bay to guard cargo until a Dutch ship rescues them a year later. The Nieuwe Haerlem shipwreck is later found on Blouberg's shores many years on.Archaeological Findings from the 1647 Haarlem Shipwreck Site https://www.cbn.co.za/featured/1647-shipwreck-discovered-on-bloubergs-shores/ The Portuguese ship, Sacromento is wrecked off the South African east coast near Port Edward. Another Portuguese ship Nossa Serihora da Atalayais also lost off Keiskamma Point near between East London and Port Elizabeth Leendert Janszen and Matthijs Proot write a feasibility report on establishing a refreshment station at the Cape.Werz Bruno E. J. S. 2017-10-02 The Wreck of the Dutch East India Company Ship Haarlem in Table Bay, 1647, and the Establishment of the ‘Tavern of the Seas’ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00253359.2017.1376479 The Mariner's Mirror 103 4 400–416 10.1080/00253359.2017.1376479 0025-3359 2263/63567 free subscription Cape Town Founded History Today https://www.historytoday.com/archive/cape-town-founded 2025-02-20 www.historytoday.comadmin 2014-01-11 The Dutch in South Africa, 1652-1795 and 1802-1806 https://www.colonialvoyage.com/dutch-south-africa/ 2025-02-20 Colonial Voyage en-US 27 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005448/https://www.colonialvoyage.com/dutch-south-africa/ dead 1649 Leendert Janszen and Matthijs Proot present the 'Remonstrantie', advocating for a Dutch refreshment station, fort, and garden at the Cape.General South African History Timeline: 1600s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.zaHistory of South Africa under the administration of the Dutch East Indies Company https://earthwormexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/history-of-south-africa-under-the-administration-of-the-dutch-east-india-company-1652-to-1795.docx Jan van Riebeeck serves on a ship that took on castaways from the Nieuwe Haerlem in Table Bay.Sidelsky Karen 2010-03-04 Bartholemew Dias and Jan Van Riebeck https://www.thesouthafricaguide.com/famous-south-africans-and-history/south-african-history-discovery-of-south-africa-explorers/?cn-reloaded=1 2025-02-20 The South Africa Guide en-US Jan van Riebeeck supports the proposal, and is later appointed by the VOC to establish the station. Maria de la Queillerie marries Jan van Riebeeck, and they have 8 children between them.Jan van Riebeeck South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/jan-van-riebeeck 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.za References Bibliography See Years in South Africa for other sources.