Dutch Cape Colony
Dutch Cape Colony was a colony in South Africa and Namibia (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1652 to 1806 CE, about 154 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
The Dutch East India Company set up a supply station at Table Bay in 1652. Free burghers and enslaved people from Asia and Africa followed, and trekboer farmers pushed the frontier east to the Fish River.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1652 to 1806 CE
- Duration
- 154 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- South Africa and Namibia, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Cape Town
Became
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Founding of Cape Town
- Battle of Mbwila
- Omanis take Fort Jesus
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Swahili city-states
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Mutapa Empire
- Luba Empire
- Kingdom of Imerina
- Kingdom of Butua
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
Questions
When did Dutch Cape Colony exist?
1652 to 1806 CE, about 154 years.
Where was Dutch Cape Colony?
South Africa and Namibia, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Cape Town.
What language did Dutch Cape Colony speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.
What came after Dutch Cape Colony?
British Cape Colony.