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Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and
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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091328
South African History Online (2012) 'Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091328 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091328, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091328. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town. Swellendam is named after him and." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091328.
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