1510 in South Africa
Appearance
This is a list of events that occurred in 1510 in South Africa.
- The Viceroy of Portuguese India, Francisco d'Almeida, is killed in a skirmish with Khoi-Khoi near Salt River in Table Bay due to a misunderstanding over barter.[2][3]
- Portuguese traders bypass the Cape, using Robben Island for fresh meat and water.
References
[edit]- ^ Steenkamp, Willem (2012). Assegais, Drums & Dragoons: The Untold Military History of the Old Cape 1510 - 1806. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86842-479-5.
- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1500s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Correction". Postcolonial Studies. 26 (4). 2023-04-05. doi:10.1080/13688790.2023.2199568. ISSN 1368-8790.