History of the Cape Colony before 1806
The written history of the Cape Colony in what is now South Africa began when Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias became the first modern European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. In 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed along the whole coast of South Africa on his way to India, landed at St Helena Bay for 8 days, and made a detailed description of the area. The Portuguese, attracted by the riches of Asia, made no permanent settlement at the Cape Colony. However, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) settled the area as a location where vessels could restock water and provisions.
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History of the Cape Colony before 1806
The written history of the Cape Colony in what is now South Africa began when Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias became the first modern European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. In 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed along the whole coast of South Africa on his way to India, landed at St Helena Bay for 8 days, and made a detailed description of the area. The Portuguese, attracted by the riches of Asia, made no permanent settlement at the Cape Colony. However, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) settled the area as a location where vessels could restock water and provisions.
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L'histoire de la Colonie du Ca ...... r les navires de la compagnie.
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La colònia neerlandesa del Cap ...... història del període holandès.
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La storia del capo di Buona Sp ...... la prima città del Sudafrica.
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The written history of the Cap ...... restock water and provisions.
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L'histoire de la Colonie du Ca ...... er un établissement permanent.
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La colònia neerlandesa del Cap ...... història del període holandès.
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La storia del capo di Buona Sp ...... la prima città del Sudafrica.
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The written history of the Cap ...... restock water and provisions.
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Colònia neerlandesa del Cap de Bona Esperança
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Histoire de la Colonie du Cap
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History of the Cape Colony before 1806
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Storia del Capo di Buona Speranza
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