1652 AD
A Dutch settlement is founded at the Cape
The Dutch East India Company establishes a supply station at Table Bay.
- Time period
- 1652 AD
- Region
- Africa
- Theme
- Economy
- Civilization
- Dutch East India Company
In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a Dutch East India Company settlement at Table Bay. The station supplied passing ships and became the nucleus of colonial Cape Town on land used by Khoikhoi communities.