Jan van Riebeeck
1619 – 1677 Dutch colonial administrator
Founder of the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope.
- Religion
- Dutch Reformed
- Affiliations
- Dutch East India Company
Jan van Riebeeck established a resupply station for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, the origin of Cape Town. The outpost grew into a permanent colony and shaped the later history of South Africa. His arrival is a contested landmark, marking the start of European settlement and of long conflict with local Khoikhoi peoples.
In the timeline
- 1652 Founding of the Cape Colony mentioned
- 1652 Dutch establish the Cape Colony mentioned
- 1652 Dutch East India Company founds Cape settlement mentioned
- 1652 Dutch found Cape Colony mentioned
- 1652 The seizure of the Cape of Good Hope mentioned