Jan van riebeeck, in full jan anthoniszoon van riebeeck, born april 21, 1619, culemborg, netherlandsdied january 18, 1677, batavia, dutch east indies now jakarta, indonesia, dutch colonial administrator who founded 1652 cape town and thus opened southern africa for white settlement van riebeeck joined the dutch east india company. The arrival of jan van riebeeck in the cape 6 april 1652. Van riebeeck deceased abraham van riebeeck 1653 17. The coat of arms of the city of cape town is also based on that of the van riebeeck family, and hoerskool jan van riebeeck is a popular afrikaans high school in the centre of cape town. Van riebeecks carpenters went to work at once, and by dusk of april 7, he had his fort, a twometer by twometer platform in a tree, with a sign reading jans secret fort, no girls aloud.
Jan van riebeeck journal, 16191677 nederlandsche oost. Eva joined commander jan van riebeeck s household at the dutch fort at around age 12. Then in 1651 he volunteered to become the commander of the first dutch settlement in cape town, south africa. When his father moved to batavia in the dutch east indies presentday indonesia in 1662, he sent van riebeeck and his brother to holland. His mission was to establish a supply station on behalf of the dutch east india company v. Johan anthonisz van riebeeck 16191677 wikitree free. Apr 06, 20 today marks the 361st anniversary of the arrival of the white man in southern africa. He was to sell meat, wine and vegetables and other supplies bartered from the khoe or produced by him at a company garden. He had one younger sibling, a brother named geertruyd. Van riebeeck reported the first comet discovered from south africa, c1652 y1, which was spotted on 17 december 1652. Johan anthoniszoon jan van riebeeck april 21, 1619 january 18, 1677 was a dutch colonial administrator and founder of cape town biography.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Many of the afrikaner population view him as the founding father of their nation. But who was the man whose face appeared on sas old bank notes. Van riebeeck joined the dutch east india company vereenigde oostindische compagnie. Nov 03, 2015 jan van riebeeck is not big in his homeland. More information about this seller contact this seller 25. After bringing major disruption to this part of the. Indonesia under voccharter, japan, the cape of good hope. On the 6th of april, 1652, the dutch colonial administrator of the dutch east india company, jan van riebeeck, landed at the cape with his company in three ships, dromedaris, reijger, and goede hoop, with the purpose of fortifying the site as a waystation on the maritime trade route between the netherlands. Was jan van riebeecks arrival in 1652 the beginning of all south africas troubles, as president jacob zuma would have it.
They wanted to begin this fort because of the great scurvy attacks at sea. Jan van riebeeck dutch colonial administrator britannica. Eva joined commander jan van riebeecks household at the dutch fort at around age 12. The secret letters of jan van riebeeck by van riebeeck, jan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
C since 1639 serving as the head of the trading post in vietnam. Jan van riebeeck arrives in south africa to establish a settlement on behalf of the dutch eastindia company johan anthoniszoon jan van riebeeck was. Jan van riebeeck was born johna anthoniszoon van riebeeck, in culemborg, the netherlands, on april 21st, 1619 to anthony jansz van riebeeck and elisabeth govertsdr van gaesbeeck. Click download or read online button to get journal of jan van riebeeck 1659 1662 book now. With rare exceptions a new volume has been published annually. The cape colony of south africa and jan van riebeeck. Journal of jan van riebeeck, volume 1 journal of jan van riebeeck, van riebeeck society. Jan van riebeeck author of the secret letters of jan van. The dutch governor, jan van riebeeck settled in south africa wipo. The dutch east india company was founded in 1602 by merchants in several dutch cities to carry on trade with the. Jan van riebeeck was an oppressor of the ancestors of the boers. The history of rondebosch jan van riebeeck jan van riebeeck was born in holland in 1618.
Jan van riebeeck en sy gesin afrikaans edition boeseken, a. Journal of jan van riebeeck 1656 1658 download ebook pdf. Jan van riebeeck arrived at the cape on the 6th april 1652 in command of a small detachment. The version of history taught to us started with him. Van riebeeck left the cape of good hope on the 6 may 1662. Jan 21, 2015 was jan van riebeecks arrival in 1652 the beginning of all south africas troubles, as president jacob zuma would have it.
Johan anthoniszoon jan van riebeeck april 21, 1619 january 18, 1677 was a dutch colonial administrator and founder of cape town. Jan van riebeeck the beginning of all south africas problems. The couple had eight or nine children, most of whom did not survive infancy. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. On the same day jan van riebeeck decided to anchor the ships and head for land to begin the fort of good hope.
However, statues of jan van riebeeck and his wife remain in adderley street, cape town. On the 6th of april, 1652, the dutch colonial administrator of the dutch east india company, jan van riebeeck, landed at the cape with his company in three ships, dromedaris, reijger, and goede hoop, with the purpose of fortifying the site as a waystation on the. Sir graham bowers secret history of the jameson raid and. When his father moved to batavia in the dutch east indies presentday indonesia in 1662, he sent. His orders were explicitly not to establish a colony, but only a fortified trading station. Journal of jan van riebeeck 1659 1662 download ebook pdf. Van riebeeck was born in culemborg, as the son of a surgeon. She died in malacca, now part of malaysia, on 2 november 1664, at the age of 35. Abraham van riebeeck was born on 18 october 1653 in the dutch cape colony presentday south africa. Johan anthoniszoon jan van riebeeck april 21, 1619, culemborg, gelderland january 18, 1677 was a dutch colonial administrator and founder of cape town.
The commander jan van riebeeck spent the day entertaining the saldanhars a. He was later sent to the cape to set up a halfway station for people travelling to the east. The arrival of van riebeeck marked the beginning of permanent european settlement in the region. Jan van riebeeck not father of boer nation volkstaat.
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When van riebeeck left on board the mars in 1662, to take up command at the voc post in malacca, the cape peninsula had been transformed forever. Jan van riebeeck and the development of the city of cape town. There were 200 europeans, slaves from asia and africa, warfare, farms along the peninsula, a. The boer nation was formed several years later, on the cape frontier.
Jan van riebeeck was a dutch colonial administrator who established the city of cape town in south africa. A complete set of the first series, 50 volumes in the original light grey cloth as published by the van riebeeck society. The cape colony of south africa and jan van riebeeck, early. Thus, his work had to be used with caution when trying to reconstruct the early history of. Few people in the netherlands seem to know who he is and his role in creating centuries of misery in south africa. Jan van riebeeck is of cultural and historical significance to south africa. Penguin books, 1992 cape of good hope south africa 127 pages. His works include instituting cape town that is located in south africa. Johan anthoniszoon jan van riebeeck 21 april 1619 18 january 1677 was a dutch. Jan van riebeeck arrives in south africa historical. The daily record of the cape of good hope station of the dutch east india company vol. The eight years of jan van riebeeck the journalist.
Van riebeeck was born in culemborg in the netherlands as the son of a surgeon. Jan van riebeeck is the author of journal, volume 1 3. One of the defining moments in south african history jan van riebeeck landed at the cape of good hope on behalf of the dutch east india company 366 years ago. His career began when he was selected to chair dutch seat. This was prevalent in that his image appeared on stamps and the south african currency from the 1940s up until 1993 when the south african reserve bank changed the currency to an. Jan van riebeeck simple english wikipedia, the free. The societys publications maintain a high academic standard and it.
Jan van riebeeck biography famous people in history. Microsoft word janvanriebeecknotebookinpages author. When he grew up he became a surgeon but decided to join the dutch east india company deic. He arrived with his wife, maria and baby son on the 6th april 1652. Seen from the point of view of the khoisan, the writer is correct that van riebeeck had permanently disrupted and changed the lives of the khoisan. There were 200 europeans, slaves from asia and africa, warfare, farms along the peninsula, a fort, jetty and the first streets of cape town.
Early history of the cape colony, south africa from south africa tours. Catalogue 179 south africa books from a private collection. In fact if the old history books were to be believed, this was when the history of our. The volumes are mostly historical, biographical or deal with colonial issues, travel, exploration, big game hunting, administration, frontier wars, native tribes, etc complete first edition sets are becoming increasingly rare.
Jan van riebeeck was widely known as the south african cape founding father. Jan van riebeeck as pioneering explorer and conservator of natural resources at the. An article titled jan van riebeeck and the hottentots 1652 to 1662, dealing with the first 10 years of interaction between the dutch and the local tribes in the western cape. Jan van riebeeck was born circa 1660, at birth place, to jan van riebeeck and van riebeeck.
What is seen today as the first geographical indication in. Diary, jan van riebeeck krotoa, called eva by the dutch, is the first khoikhoi woman to appear in the european records of the early settlement at the cape as an individual personality and active participant in cultural and economic exchange. Fees from subscribing members finance the publications. Jan van riebeeck biography, life, interesting facts. In fact if the old history books were to be believed, this was when the history of our country started. Johan anthoniszoon van riebeeck was born 21 april 1619, in culemborg, in the netherlands. It was drilled into all our minds at primary school. This biography gives detailed information about his childhood, life, works and timeline. One sometimes hears older south africans use expressions such as being half a brick and a tickey high when referring to a short person, a public phone as a tickey box and loose change as a couple of bob. Jan van riebeeck the explorer timeline timetoast timelines. Jan van riebeeck 21 april 1619 18 january 1677 johan anthonisz jan van riebeeck was born on the 21st april 1619 in culemborg in the netherlands his father was a surgeon. Click download or read online button to get journal of jan van riebeeck 1656 1658 book now.
When his secondincommand explained to him that the voc wanted an actual fort, van riebeeck reluctantly climbed down out of his treehouse and. Jul 16, 2017 genealogy profile for jan van riebeeck jan van riebeeck 1565 c. The history of that period is much more complex than that, with good and bad people on both sides. Jan van riebeeck biography childhood, life achievements. The arrival of jan van riebeeck in the cape 6 april 1652 south.
His father was jan van riebeeck, commander of the cape, and his mother was maria van riebeeck. Genealogy profile for jan van riebeeck jan van riebeeck 1565 c. The van riebeeck society is a south african organisation founded in 1918, setting itself the goal of republishing historical primary sources and making these available to the average reader. Apr 17, 2020 jan van riebeeck, dutch colonial administrator who founded 1652 cape town and thus opened southern africa for white settlement. And even if we were not lucky enough to go to school, the mythology certainly did not pass us by. Jan van riebeeck and his followers are only bad and mean. Today marks the 361st anniversary of the arrival of the white man in southern africa.
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