Trekboers

(noun)

Nomadic pastoralists descended from mostly Dutch colonists, French Huguenots, and German Protestants in the Cape Colony (founded in 1652). They began migrating into the interior from the areas surrounding what is now Cape Town during the late 17th century and throughout the 18th century.

Related Terms

  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • The Bantu expansion
  • Monomatapa
  • Bantu languages

Examples of Trekboers in the following topics:

  • The Bantu Migration

    • The Trekboers were colonizing new areas of Southern Africa, moving northeast from the Cape Colony, and they came into contact with the Xhosa, the Southern Nguni.
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