1672
VOC concludes disputed land-transfer agreements with Khoekhoe leaders
VOC officials sought written agreements purporting to transfer the Cape Peninsula, Hottentots Holland and neighbouring lands.
disputed
treaty
VOC officials sought written agreements purporting to transfer the Cape Peninsula, Hottentots Holland and neighbouring lands.
Significance
The documents were later used to legitimise land already occupied through settlement and warfare.
Why it matters
The documents were later used to legitimise land already occupied through settlement and warfare.
Disputed interpretations
The authority of signatories, translation, consideration and whether Khoekhoe concepts allowed permanent alienation of communal grazing land remain contested.