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Cape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape Colony

Name: Cape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape Colony
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The Dutch SettlementThe region of the Western Cape which includes the Table Bay area (where the modern city…
The Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652

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