Commander Simon van der Stel camps on the bank of the Eerste River and calls the place Stellenbosch.

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South African History Online. (2011, November 7). Commander Simon van der Stel camps on the bank of the Eerste River and calls the place Stellenbosch.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069236

South African History Online (2011) 'Commander Simon van der Stel camps on the bank of the Eerste River and calls the place Stellenbosch.', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069236 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).

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"Commander Simon van der Stel camps on the bank of the Eerste River and calls the place Stellenbosch.." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069236. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Commander Simon van der Stel camps on the bank of the Eerste River and calls the place Stellenbosch.." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069236.