c. 1690s
Trekboer pastoral expansion emerges beyond the settled districts
Some free-burgher stock farmers began moving seasonally or semi-permanently beyond the colony's closely administered districts.
probable
settlement
Some free-burgher stock farmers began moving seasonally or semi-permanently beyond the colony's closely administered districts.
Significance
This mobility became an important driver of later land conflict with Khoekhoe and San communities.
Why it matters
This mobility became an important driver of later land conflict with Khoekhoe and San communities.
Disputed interpretations
The process developed gradually and should not be treated as a single dated migration.