1657 in South Africa

none The following lists events that happened during 1657 in South Africa. 1657 Incumbents Commander of the Cape of Good Hope - Jan van Riebeeck Events Nine VOC servants freed at Jan van Riebeeck's recommendation to farm along the Liesbeeck River as "free burghers."General South African History Timeline: 1600s https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1600s 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.zaJan van Riebeeck https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/jan-van-riebeeck 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.zaThe Cape Colony of South Africa and Jan van Riebeeck, Early History https://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/cape-colony.html 2025-02-20 www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com Free burghers become exempt from taxation, are allowed slaves, but must sell produce to the VOC, as Jan van Riebeeck seeks to meet fresh produce demands for passing ships.The Dutch Settlement https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/dutch-settlement 2025-02-20 www.sahistory.org.za The free burghers nominate people among them who can serve as representatives at the Council meetings at the Cape. The first burgher Councillor, Steven Jansz, is appointed by Rijcklof van Goens.Gibson W. November 1897 V.—First Annual Report of the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope for 1896. (Cape Town, 1897.) https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800185000 Geological Magazine 4 11 524–525 10.1017/s0016756800185000 0016-7568 subscription Doman, the Goringhaiqua Khoi-Khoi leader, is sent to Batavia for interpreter training.Elphick Richard Khoikhoi and the founding of White South Africa 1985 Ravan Press 978-0-86975-230-2 New history of southern Africa series Johannesburg Jan van Riebeeck and Commissioner Rijckloff van Goens discuss Khoi-Khoi policy, and they introduce territorial segregation. Van Riebeeck also gets encouraged to continue persuading the Khoi-Khoi peacefully. Abraham Gabbema is sent on an investigative mission into the interior and he both discovers and names the Berg River, Diamantberg, Paarlberg, and Klapmutsberg. The Coornhoop farmhouse begins construction.Fransen Hans A guide to the old buildings of the Cape: a survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town-Calvinia-Colesberg-Uitenhage Pretorius André Elliott Arthur Cook Mary Alexander 2004 Jonathan Ball Publishers 978-1-86842-191-6 Johannesburg ; Cape Town Slaves are imported into the Cape Province first from West Africa, and then in more numbers from Madagascar, Ceylon, and the Dutch East Indies.Cape Province History, Geography, Map, & Culture of South Africa https://www.britannica.com/place/Cape-Province 2025-02-20 www.britannica.com en References Category:1657 in Africa Category:1657 by country