History Of Cape Town
The area known today as Cape Town has no written history before it was first mentioned by Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488. All knowledge of the previous inhabitants of the region was derived from fossil evidence and from rock art in the area.
Read more about History Of Cape Town: The Arrival of Europeans, 1652: The Arrival of The Dutch, The 1700s, The 1800 and 1900s, The Apartheid Years, Recent Times
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