Goringhaikona

The Goringhaikona lived around Table Bay at the foot of the Cape Peninsula. Their leader Autshumato served as an interpreter and intermediary between Khoekhoe communities and European ships. In the 1630s he lived on Robben Island, watching for vessels and helping them exchange letters and obtain supplies. After the Dutch East India Company founded its Cape settlement in 1652, relations became strained. Autshumato was imprisoned on the island, escaped by boat in 1659 and later returned to work as an interpreter.

The later city of Cape Town lies here.