To be true to history it must be noted that Jan van Riebeek wasn’t the first white man to be sent to the Cape of Good Hope.
The Portuguese set up a refreshment station which was later taken over by the Dutch. The Dutch then built a small fort as they feared that either the Portuguese, French or British would attack them. By the time Jan van Riebeek left the Cape the fort (Castle) hadn’t been completed.
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Gobetween
23/01/2024 at 18:08
True, but he is the first one with a boer sounding name so that is why he gets the criticism by those who wish to influence the uneducated.
Blogoras
04/02/2024 at 15:10
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paul
04/02/2024 at 17:17
Thank you very much.
Checked out your blog and did some translations from Romanian to English. Good stuff there as well.