Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2724DB2
Site Name
Burial site of Chief Galeshewe, Magogong, Hartswater
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 21:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 21:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The site commemorates the burial place of Kgosi Galeshewe who was killed in 1927. The site tells the story of how Kgosi Galeshewe was against the seizure of our land in rebellions against British colonialists and the Boer and serves as a reminder of our many fearless kings and who were tortured and killed in defence of our national heritage
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Marble
Pedestal Material
Marble
Granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Commemorates the burial place of Kgosi Galeshewe, chief of the Batlhaping who died in 1927
Unveiled Comment
Date Unveiled: It was unveiled in 2008
Inscriptions
Kgosi Galeshewe born in 1840 and died in 1927 "THE GREAT FREEDOM WARRIOR. THE MEMORY AND SPIRIT OF OUR LEGENDARY KING, KGOSI GALESHEWE WHO RESISTED THE SEIZURE OF OUR LAND IN REBELLIONS AGAINST BRITISH COLONIALIST AND THE BOERS, LIVES ON HIS COURAGE AND WISDOM ARE CARVED BEYOND THIS GRAVE WHICH SERVES AS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF MANY OF OUR FEARLESS KINGS WHO WERE TORTURED, IMPRISONED AND KILLED IN DEFENCE OF OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE" WITH THIS GREAT SOLDIER REST HIS COUSINS, KGOSI GASEBAKE AND KGOSI TLOU
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.687938, 24.796668
North West
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
- Greater Taung
Directions to Site
This memorial is located in South Africa inside the Durban Botanical Gardens, on Sydenham Road.
Access details
Freely accessible but since the road is tricky one need to contact the municipality for directions
Media
Media
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