Jan van Riebeeck came ashore at Table Bay to establish a refreshment station for VOC ships. The Cape was not empty: Khoikhoi and San communities had their own economies, territories, and political relationships. The station grew into a settler colony through land seizure, unequal exchange, forced labor, and slavery.
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What was the strategic purpose of the VOC station at the Cape?
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The station served VOC shipping and expanded into a settler colony.