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Simon van der Stel

Simon van der Stel
Simon van der Stel, Dutch commander and politician, 1st Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony (d. 1712)

Simon van der Stel was the first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony (1691), the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope. He was interested in botany, establishing vineyards Groot and Klein Constantia, and producing a famous dessert wine. He is considered one of the founders of South African viticulture.

14 October 1639

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