1737 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1737 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Governor of the Cape Colony - Jan de la Fontaine Governor of the Cape Colony - Adriaan van KervelKroes, Jochem (2007). Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market. Waanders. Governor of the Cape Colony - Daniël van den Henghel

Events

After only three weeks of serving as the Governor of the Cape Colony, Adriaan van Kervel dies. Georg Schmidt, a Moravian missionary, receives permission from the VOC to establish a mission for landless Khoikhoi. Georg Schmidt sets up his mission at Zoetemelksvlei, a military outpost near Caledon, marking the start of Protestant missionary activity in South Africa.

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