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Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071620
South African History Online (2011) 'Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071620 (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
South African History Online, Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071620, (accessed 10 November 2026).
"Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071620. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071620.
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