Is Krotoa a true story?
Krotoa (known as Eva to the Dutch and English settlers) was the niece of Autshumao, a Khoi leader and interpreter to the Dutch (he was known as Harry/Herry first by the English and then by the Dutch). She was later instrumental in working out terms for ending the First Dutch-Khoi-khoi War.
Did Jan van Riebeeck exist?
Jan van Riebeeck, in full Jan Anthoniszoon Van Riebeeck, (born April 21, 1619, Culemborg, Netherlands—died 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.
Who was Bartholomeus vermuyden?
Of Bartholomeus Vermuyden not very much is known. He lived from c. 1617-1650, and was a military man, first in England under Oliver Cromwell, and from 1649 in the Dutch infantry as a captain until his death in August 1650.
Who was Jan van Riebeeck’s wife?
Maria van Riebeeckm. 1649–1664
Maria Isaacks Scipio
Jan van Riebeeck/Wife
What happened Krotoas kids?
One of Van Riebeeck’s nieces, Elizabeth Van Opdorp, adopted Krotoa’s children after she was banished. She returned to the mainland on many occasions, only to find herself once more banished to Robben Island. In May 1673 she was allowed to baptise a child on the mainland. Three of her children survived.
Who married Krotoa?
Pieter van Meerhofm. 1664–1668
Krotoa/Spouse
Which company sent Jan van Riebeeck to the Cape?
the Dutch East India Company
In 1651, van Riebeeck was requested by the Dutch East India Company to undertake the command of the initial Dutch settlement in South Africa. Van Riebeeck was therefore assigned the task of establishing a ship refreshment post at the Cape of Good Hope at the southern end of Africa.
Why did the VOC allow free burghers?
Increasing numbers of free burghers abandoned farming and tried to make a better living in some other way, much to the distress of the VOC, whose original intention in establishing a free-burgher population was to relieve the Company of having to farm, thus making the Cape virtually self-sufficient.
Why Jan van Riebeeck’s face was once displayed on South African money?
Many Afrikaners view him as the founding father of their nation. Consequently, his image appeared ubiquitously on stamps and bank notes issued until 1994. An image used on currency notes after South Africa became a republic in 1961 was thought to be that of Van Riebeeck, but was instead of Bartholomeus Vermuyden.
How many kids did Krotoa?
three children
She returned to the mainland on 30 September 1668 with her three children. Suffering from alcoholism, she left the Castle in the settlement to be with her family in their kraals. In February 1669 she was imprisoned unjustly for immoral behavior at the Castle and then banished to Robben Island.