1640s in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during the 1640s in South Africa.
1643
[edit]- 1643 - The Portuguese ship, Santa Maria Madre de Deus is wrecked off the South African east coast
1647
[edit]- 25 March 1647 - The Dutch ship Nieuwe Haerlem is wrecked in Table Bay and survivors later build a small fort.[1][2][3] Nieuwe Haerlem survivor Leendert Janszen and some crew stay in Table Bay to guard cargo until a Dutch ship rescues them a year later. The Nieuwe Haerlem shipwreck is later found on Blouberg's shores many years on.[4]
- The Portuguese ship, Sacromento is wrecked off the South African east coast near Port Edward. Another Portuguese ship Nossa Serihora da Atalayais also lost off Keiskamma Point near between East London and Port Elizabeth
- Leendert Janszen and Matthijs Proot write a feasibility report on establishing a refreshment station at the Cape.[5][6][7]
1649
[edit]- Leendert Janszen and Matthijs Proot present the 'Remonstrantie', advocating for a Dutch refreshment station, fort, and garden at the Cape.[8][9]
- Jan van Riebeeck serves on a ship that took on castaways from the Nieuwe Haerlem in Table Bay.[10]
- Jan van Riebeeck supports the proposal, and is later appointed by the VOC to establish the station.
- Maria de la Queillerie marries Jan van Riebeeck, and they have 8 children between them.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "General South African History Timeline 1600s".
- ^ "The Shipwreck That Gave Birth to South Africa". www.amusingplanet.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "The Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Archaeological Findings from the 1647 Haarlem Shipwreck Site".
- ^ Werz, Bruno E. J. S. (2 October 2017). "The Wreck of the Dutch East India Company Ship Haarlem in Table Bay, 1647, and the Establishment of the 'Tavern of the Seas'". The Mariner's Mirror. 103 (4): 400–416. doi:10.1080/00253359.2017.1376479. hdl:2263/63567. ISSN 0025-3359.
- ^ "Cape Town Founded | History Today". www.historytoday.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ admin (11 January 2014). "The Dutch in South Africa, 1652-1795 and 1802-1806". Colonial Voyage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1600s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "History of South Africa under the administration of the Dutch East Indies Company".
- ^ Sidelsky, Karen (4 March 2010). "Bartholemew Dias and Jan Van Riebeck". The South Africa Guide. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Jan van Riebeeck | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]See Years in South Africa for other sources.
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