12 | How the Khoekhoe almost saved South Africa from colonisation

How did a group of Khoekhoe cattle herders, armed with only fire-hardened spears, scare Western Europe to the extent that the colonisation of South Africa was abandoned for the next 142 years?If you are interested in learning more about the Battle of Salt River, have a look at this video with Tauriq Jenkins, the Supreme High Commissioner of the Goringhaecona Khoena Council. Really gives you a feel for the place where this extraordinary event took place on March 1, 1510. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkAtFeIN2PgYouTube link for this episode: https://youtu.be/Nxda95VUYtUEmail: [email protected]: ⁠ @RichardLikesHistory ⁠X: @skerkwagga1939Produced by Richard Marais(0:00) The Malabar Coast and the pepper trade(6:26) Vasco da Gama opens a back door for Portugal(9:53) Francisco de Almeida: the fearless admiral(14:22) Albuquerque arrives and gets arrested(17:24) The Battle of Salt River(19:50) Correction: Cochin not Calicut(20:24) The Battle of Salt River - continued(22:17) Interlude: South Africa's human past(25:42) Almeida meets his end(28:30) Legacy of the Khoekhoe resistance