23 August 1661
The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallies,f,(2000),'Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Human & Rousseau',[online],Available at www.sahistory.org.za[Accessed: 15 August 2013]
- 02capetown,(1652),'European Settlement',[online],Available at www.captown.at[Accessed: 16 August 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010830
South African History Online (2011) 'The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010830 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
South African History Online, The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010830, (accessed 11 November 2026).
"The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010830. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010830.
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