1650s in South Africa
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See also: 1640s in South Africa, other events of the 1650s, 1660s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1652
- 6 April - Jan van Riebeeck lands at the Cape and sets up a supply station and fortifications for the Dutch East India Company
[edit] 1654
- The first Cape-based slave expedition is sent to Madagascar and Mozambique
- Batavian convicts and political opponents are banished to the Cape bringing with them their Islamic religion
[edit] 1655
- Jan Wintervogel, a Dutch ensign, is sent by Jan van Riebeeck to scout the interior and goes as far as Saldanha Bay
- Willem Muller, a Dutch corporal, is sent by Van Riebeeck with the Khoikhoi interpreter, Autsumao, to explore the Hottentots Holland region
- Maize and Grape vines are planted in the Cape
[edit] 1656
[edit] 1657
- The first group of slaves is brought to the Cape from Angola and West Africa
- Abraham Gabbema is sent to scout the interior and explores as far as the Berg River and Paarl regions.
- Doman, the leader of the Goringhaiqua Khoikhoi, is sent to Batavia to be trained as an interpreter
- 21 February - Nine Dutch East India Company servants are freed to become free burghers (free citizens) and settle along the Liesbeeck River (now Rondebosch area)
[edit] 1658
- A Portuguese slaver is captured and 174 slaves are taken
- May - 228 slaves from Dahomey are brought to the Cape aboard the "Hasselt" in a secret expedition. About 80 are shipped to Batavia
[edit] 1659
- 2 February - The first wine is pressed from Cape grapes
- 1 May - Jan van Riebeeck establishes the Burgher Militia
- 19 May - The Khoikhoi protest against white encroachment leading to the first anti-colonial Khoikhoi-Dutch War
