Voortrekker Monument

The Great Trek

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July 14th 2008
This afternoon we visited the Voortrekker Monument. This imposing structure was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great Trek when the Afrikaners (white settlers) began to settle the interior of South Africa. In the current South Africa, this monument is a controversial reminder of South Africa’s difficult past because the Great Trek led to fighting with the African tribes in ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more