Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR).
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Apr 27, 2024 · Pretoria, city in Gauteng province and administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa. Founded in 1855 by Marthinus, son of Andries ...
1825: Mzilikazi's arrival in Transvaal region. 1836: Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837: Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers ...
In 1910, Pretoria became the administrative capital of the Union of South Africa, which brought the two independent Boer Republics and two former British ...
Pretoria proudly delivers on a rich history of culture. From there, it's time to explore the deep, and more ancient, history of our human ancestors at the ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Pretoria stretches along both sides of the Apies River and extends into the Western Hills, of the Magaliesberg on the East. Founded in 1855 by ...
Pretoria became the capital of the South African Republic on May 1, 1860. Australian prospector George Harrison discovered gold at Langlaagte in 1886. Diggers ...
Nov 22, 2014 · By 1855 all tribal people had left the area and Pretoria was officially founded as a Dutch Colony. The area around Pretoria was the site much of ...
19th century edit ; Staats Model School built. ; 1897. 6 April: Fort Schanskop built. 8 June: Palace of Justice built. 4 September: Fort Wonderboompoort built.
Church Square, originally called Market Square, was the heart of Pretoria, the “focal point from which it all grew”. (Allen, 1979) The first church was built in ...