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The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 617; Howcroft: South African Encyclopaedia
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South African History Online. (2012, June 1). The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084769
South African History Online (2012) 'The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084769 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084769, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084769. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Portuguese ship Sao João goes down near the mouth of the Mzimvubu River (at the present Port St. Johns) with 600 people on." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084769.
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