1690s in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during the 1690s in South Africa.
Events
[edit]1690
[edit]- Settlers started moving beyond the Cape Colony driving off the Khoikhoi from the land
- Slaves in Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt
- 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal
1691
[edit]- 1 June - Simon van der Stel is elevated to the rank of Governor of the Cape Colony
- Dutch Reformed Churches are founded in Drakenstein and Paarl
1693
[edit]- The road to Hout Bay via Constantia Nek in the Cape Colony is completed
1695
[edit]- 2 November - A total of 3,000 oak trees are planted in Wynberg following an order by Simon van der Stel
1696
[edit]- 30 March - Simon van der Stel appointed a new chief of the Khoikhoi, naming him Hasdrubal and giving him a brass headed stick bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company[citation needed]
1698
[edit]- 27 May - Many are killed following the grounding of the ship Gravenstein at Roodestrand near Camps Bay
1699
[edit]- 11 February- Willem Adriaan van der Stel, son of Simon van del Stel, is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony
- The Dutch East India Company galleon, the Wesel is dispatched to find the Prince Edward Islands but could not find them[1]
Births
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References
[edit]- ^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781576074220.
See Years in South Africa for list of References