Bantu-speaking peoples complete five centuries of migration…

1492 CE to 1503 CE

Bantu-speaking peoples complete five centuries of migration into the regions of present South Africa, the southwest portions of which are still occupied by San and Khoikhoi hunters and gatherers, the earliest known inhabitants.

Europeans begin to reconnoiter Southern Africa.

Vasco da Gama’s four-ship expedition, en route to India, rounds the Cape of Good Hope.

Pedro Cabral, resuming his journey east from Brazil, also successfully rounds the Cape of Good Hope en route to India.

Antonio da Saldanha becomes the first European to reach the summit of the Cape region’s Table Mountain.

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António de Saldanha View → Pedro Álvares Cabral View → Vasco da Gama View →

Groups
Bantu peoples View → Khoikhoi View → San (Bushmen) View → Portuguese Empire View →

Topics
India, Medieval View → Sub-Saharan Africa, Medieval View → Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European View → Age of Discovery View → Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese View → Colonization of Asia, Portuguese View →

Commodities
Fish and game View → Weapons View → Strategic metals View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Lumber View → Land View → Spices View → Tobacco View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Exploration View → Government View → Finance View → Movements View →

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