Gorachouqua

The Gorachouqua were one of the Khoekhoe groups living around the Cape Peninsula when the Dutch established their settlement at Table Bay in 1652. Like their neighbours, they kept livestock that European ships sought in exchange for goods. The arrival of settlers and their farms brought disputes over land and cattle. In 1659 fighting broke out between the Dutch and Khoekhoe groups; the Gorachouqua and Goringhaiqua made peace with the Dutch East India Company in 1660.