1630s in South Africa

none August 2026 April 2022 1630s The following lists events that happened during the 1630s in South Africa. Events 1631 The British capture Autshumao, the chief of Goringhaikonas Khoi-Khoi, and take him to Batavia.General South African History Timeline of the 1600s https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600sEarly struggles, contact and conflict in the Cape Colony South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/early-struggles-contact-and-conflict-cape-colony 2025-02-19 www.sahistory.org.za Autshumao later returns to the Cape to act as a resident agent, postmaster, and translator for ships. Groote Catrijn van Palicatta is born in India, later to be exiled to the Cape of Good Hope.Groote Catrijn - Camissa Museum https://camissamuseum.co.za/index.php/7-tributaries/6-exiles-refugees-convicts/groote-catrijn 2025-02-19 camissamuseum.co.za 1632 Autshumao asks passing sailors to ferry him and 20 followers to Robben Island.General South African History Timeline: 1600s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-19 www.sahistory.org.zaEnglish Settlement in South Africa South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/english-settlement-south-africa 2025-02-19 www.sahistory.org.za Autshumao's Robben Island group are protected from mainland Khoikhoi enemies, with food such as penguins and seals provided for the group. Autshumao travels to Java and back to South Africa.Heritage Month: The Khoi encountered Europeans long before Van Riebeeck https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2021-09-22-the-khoi-encountered-europeans-long-before-van-riebeeck 2025-02-19 www.news.uct.ac.za en 23 Dutch sailors killed after allegedly attempting to steal cattle.History of South Africa (including apartheid) https://www.southafrica.to/history/history.php 2025-02-19 www.southafrica.to 1635 The Portuguese Nossa Senhora runs aground near the mouth of the Umzimkulu River References Bibliography See Years in South Africa for other sources.