Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2329BB9
Site Name
Place of Meeting between Louis Trichardt and the Portuguese Askari, Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 22:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 22:03.
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Monument Type
Description
A HOSTORIC MEETING TOOK PLACE ON THE 7TH AUGUST 1832,IN THIS VICINITY BETWEEN LOUIS TRICHARDT, HIS SONS KAREL,JOHANNES STRYDOM,THEIR GUIDE SEKOER SND THE PORTUGUESE ASKARIS ANTONIO AND LOURENCO ACCOMPANIED BY GABRIEL BUYS AND SHANGAANS OF THE FORT AT LOURENCO MARQUES
Original Position
Original Positioned
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1938
Construction Materials
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Meeting
Unveiled Comment
Ds JJF van schoor
Date Unveiled: 1938
Date Unveiled: 1938
Inscriptions
DURING THE MPEFU REVOLT IN 1898 THE MAIN LAAGER OF COMMANDANT GENERAL P.JOUBERT AND THE STATE ARTILLERY STOOD HERE.ON THAT OCCASION THE VOORTREKKER KAREL TRICHARDT VISITED THE COMMANDO WHEN IT WAS DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A TOWN HERE TO BEAR THE NAME OF LOUIS TRICHARDT
Location
Location
Mapping
-23.042474, 29.907147
Limpopo
- Vhembe
- Makhado
Directions to Site
At the center of Bartolomeu Diaz Museum
Access details
Public Accessible
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