Cochoqua

The Cochoqua were a powerful Khoekhoe pastoral people of the southwestern Cape. Their herds moved between grazing grounds, and their leaders held an important place in the livestock trade with the Dutch settlement at the Cape. The Cochoqua leader Gonnema resisted the Dutch East India Company during the Second Khoikhoi–Dutch War of 1673–1677. Company expeditions and their allies seized large numbers of cattle and sheep. After four years of conflict, Gonnema made peace with the Company, agreeing to restore trade and send an annual tribute of cattle.