There are many countries where immigrants come from. The first settlers were Dutch, followed by the British and French. The largest Indian population outside of India is in South Africa.
Parts of South Africa were colonies from 1652 to 1910 (first controlled by the Dutch, then the British). South Africa was a British Dominion from 1910 to 1931.
On April 6, 1652 the first white people (Dutch) arrived in South Africa to establish a settlement at the Cape. Their purpose, initially, was not to colonize the area, but to supply fresh food for the men on the Dutch ships sailing on the long route between Europe and India.
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Jan van Riebeeck was born on 1619-04-21.
Officially in 1652
The first Dutch settlers came in 1652
Dutch settlers came to the Cape of good hope in 1652.
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There are many countries where immigrants come from. The first settlers were Dutch, followed by the British and French. The largest Indian population outside of India is in South Africa.
The Cape colony, the area of today's Capetown .
6 April 1652
Parts of South Africa were colonies from 1652 to 1910 (first controlled by the Dutch, then the British). South Africa was a British Dominion from 1910 to 1931.
The Cape Colony in South Africa was first ruled by the Dutch. It was ruled by the Dutch Republic from 1652 to 1795 at which point the British took over.
In the 1700s by the English and Dutch (Afrikaners and Boers) 1652 The Dutch arrive 1688 The French Huguenots 1820 The British Settlers Throughout this period to well into the early 1900 s immigrants from all over the world arrive with notable pockets of German,Scandinavian and Portuguese.The Afrikaans speaking (mainly Dutch) stock continue to dominate and played an increasing dominant role as British power was eroded.
the first permanent colonists tasked with building a "half-way station" between Europe and the east arrived in 1652 under Jan van Riebeek. sucessive waves of settlers followed
On April 6, 1652 the first white people (Dutch) arrived in South Africa to establish a settlement at the Cape. Their purpose, initially, was not to colonize the area, but to supply fresh food for the men on the Dutch ships sailing on the long route between Europe and India.