heritage-institution
sahistory.org.za: Arrival Jan Van Riebeeck Cape 6 April 1652
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1647–1648Nieuwe Haerlem survivors maintain a temporary Cape campMarch 1647Nieuwe Haerlem wrecked in Table Bay1649Janssen and Proot recommend a VOC station at the Cape1651VOC directors authorise a permanent Cape refreshment station1652Company's Garden established1652Construction begins on Fort de Goede Hoop6 April 1652Jan van Riebeeck arrives at Table Bay1660VOC constructs a fortified Liesbeeck frontier7 May 1662Jan van Riebeeck leaves the Cape