Colonization

 The first Europeans to venture into the country were the Portuguese, those who had 
no colonizing intentions and, therefore, did not they settled in this place.

 

The Dutch did colonize the region. Initially in 1652

established small settlements at the Cape of Good Hope

and expanded to form the Cape Colony. At the end of the century

XVIII the English seized the Dutch colony, transforming themselves

then in a British colony.

 

The European population began to expand and struggles began with

the natives on the possession of the land with abundant casualties in

both sides. Hostilities also began between the Dutch and

The British and many of these Dutch emigrated and settled in

the central area of the region known as the Highveld where they formed four

Republics.

 

The descendants of the Dutch colonialists at that time were

Known as boers (farmers, in Dutch), they had two wars with

the British, called the Anglo-Boer Wars, which ended in the defeat of

these and their independent republics. In 1910 the four main

republics of the region united to form the Union of South Africa. To the

Black people were not given the right to vote in this republic and

The lack of rights of blacks, colorados and Asians continued to pierce

the Union.

By: Alexis Rios Piña