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Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River
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South African History Online. (2012, March 12). Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076706
South African History Online (2012) 'Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076706 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076706, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076706. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076706.
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