1721 in South Africa
List of events
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The following lists events that happened during 1721 in South Africa.
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- The VOC sends soldiers aboard the Gouda and Zeelandia to occupy Rio de Lagoa, or Delagoa Bay.[3] At this time, the Tembe chiefdom controlled trade.[4]
- Johan Cornelis d'Ableing, former acting Governor of the Cape, dies.
- Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes is promoted from Cape Colony Governor to Justice of India.[5]
- Nicolaus Laubscher, founder of Oranjezicht, dies.[6][7]
- A slave trading operation is established in Rio de Lagoa, where the VOC trade about 25 slaves annually.[8]
- Elephant herds disappeared from the Delagoa region, affecting the VOC ivory trade.
- Drought severely affects South East African gardening efforts, with temperatures too high and no consistent rainy season.
- The first barrel of blue beads arrives at Delagoa Bay for trade.
- Ivory is withheld until Dutch ships are prepared to leave, as the locals are suspecting a secret bead stash.
- There is a high mortality rate at the VOC post in Delagoa, as two-thirds of the 620 men die in six weeks.