1660s in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during the 1660s in South Africa.
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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 - Zacharias Wagenaer succeeds Van Riebeeck as Commander of the Cape
1663
- 4 March - the Prince Edward Islands were discovered by Barent Barentszoon Lam of the Dutch East India Company ship Maerseveen, and named them Maerseveen (Marion) and Dina (Prince Edward).[1]
- 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 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
Deaths
- 1662 - Doman and Autsumao, leaders of the Khoikhoi and interpreters dies
- 1668 - Zacharias Wagenaer, Commander of the Cape, dies
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References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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