The following lists events that happened during 1664 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Governor of the Cape Colony - Zacharias Wagenaer
Events
The last of 5 expeditions to find Namaqua land is sent out. The first official Protestant wedding between a European man & Khoikhoi woman is held. Rumors of war between the British and the Dutch empires resurface. The Lords Seventeen order Zacharias Wagenaer to build a five-pointed stone castle at the Cape, later to be called the "Castle of Good Hope". The castle design features a central water well under the Boog, and includes five bulwarks. Louis XIV, with First Minister Colbert, establishes the French East India Company to compete with the British & the Dutch East India trading companies.
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