The Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… in 1651, the Council of Policy, a bureaucratic governing structure for the refreshment station, had already been … of Van Riebeeck marked the beginning of permanent European settlement in the region. Along with the Council of Policy, … Van Riebeeck planted a wild almond hedge to protect his settlement. By the end of the same year, under pressure from …