1660s in South Africa

1660s in South Africa

"See also:"
1650s in South Africa,
other events of the 1660s,
1670s in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

1660

* The Dutch East India Company imports the first horses into the Cape from Batavia
* Jan Danaert leads a horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the east and reaches what he names the Olifants River
* Pieter Everaert leads an unsuccessful horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the north in an attempt to locate the land of the Namaqua

1661

* Pieter Cruythoff is sent out from the Cape settlement to investigate the suitability of the interior for agriculture

1662

* 7 May - Jan van Riebeeck leaves the Cape on promotion to a position on the Council of Justice in Batavia
* 9 May - Zaccharias Wagenaer succeeds Van Riebeeck as Commander of the Cape

1663

* Settler outposts are established in the Hottentots Holland and Saldanha Bay areas

1664

* 26 August - Isbrand Goske arrives at the Cape as Commissioner, and was instructed to select a site for the Castle of Good Hope

1665

* 18 August - The first Dutch Reformed Church congregation is founded at the Cape and J. van Arkel is appointed the first minister

1666

* Settlements in Saldanha Bay and Vishoek (Fish Hoek) are established
* The first Calvinist church built in the Cape
* 2 January - Work commenced on a fortress, known as the Castle of Good Hope, which replaced the previous wooden fort built by Jan van Riebeeck and his men
* 24 October - Cornelis van Qualbergen is appointed Commander of the Cape

1667

* The first Malays arrive as slaves

1668

* Hieronimus Cruse explores the southeast coast as far as Mossel Bay
* 16 June - Jakob Borghorst is appointed Commander of the Cape

Births

* 1660 - Lodewijk van Assenburgh, Governor of the Cape, is born
* 1663 - Johannes Cornelis D'Ablaing, acting Governor of the Cape, is born
* 1664 - William Adriaan van der Stel, Governor of the Cape, is born

Deaths

* 1662 - Doman and Autsumao, leaders of the Khoikhoi and interpreters dies
* 1668 - Zacharias Wagenaer, Commander of the Cape, dies

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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