Initial European contact with the areas that…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
However, for several centuries, European settlement has remained limited and temporary.
In February 1805 the London Missionary Society had established a small mission in Blydeverwacht, but the efforts of this group had met with little success.
In 1840 the London Missionary Society transferrs all of its activities to the German Rhenish Missionary Society.
Some of the first representatives of this organization are Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt (who arrives in October 1842) and Carl Hugo Hahn (who arrives in December 1842).
They begin founding churches throughout the territory.
The Rhenish missionaries have a significant impact initially on culture and dress, then later on politics.
During the same time that the Rhenish missionaries are active, merchants and farmers are establishing outposts.
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Southern Africa
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