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Jan van Riebeeck Arrives, 1652
The arrival of Jan van Riebeeck, a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator, at Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope) marked the beginning of permanent European settlement in the region.
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Jan van Riebeeck Arrives, 1652
![Group of 17th century European explorers carrying supplies and a Dutch flag onto land, approached by indigenous people.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/1652_JanVanRiebeeckArrives_FH281148.jpg?itok=ocP6F5N1)
Jan van Riebeeck Arrives, 1652
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Painting by Charles Bell. Image courtesy of WikiCommons.
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