Historical Person

Autsumao

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Autsumao

Also known as: Herry

Gender: Male

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Autsumao takes cattle amid colonial land pressure

📅 19 October 1653

Cape records report that Autsumao (Herry) killed a cattle herder and took livestock. In a decolonial reading, this action belongs to a wider contest over grazing, livestock, and land as Dutch settlers...

VOC officials banish Herry to Robben Island

📅 10 July 1658

Autsumao (Herry), a Khoikhoi leader who resisted Dutch expansion, was banished to Robben Island. Colonial punishment sought to suppress opposition to settler land and livestock claims. His actions and...